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More than 60 people aboard an American Airlines jet that collided with an Army helicopter over the Potomac River near Washington's Reagan National Airport are feared dead in what was likely to be the worst U.S. aviation disaster in almost a quarter century, officials said Thursday.

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Former Olympic skater Nancy Kerrigan pauses Thursday while addressing media at The Skating Club of Boston in Norwood, Mass. Six members of its community were killed in an airplane collision with a helicopter Wednesday in Washington.

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Nancy Kerrigan embraces former Olympic skater Tenley Albright, right, and former National Champion skater Paul George in Norwood, Mass. Thursday.

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From left, photographs of skaters Jinna Han and Spencer Lane, and coaches Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkova. They were victims of the aircraft crash.

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Boats at the scene on the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Wednesday.

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Boats at the scene on the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Wednesday.

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Rescue teams at the scene on the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Wednesday.

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Rescue teams at the scene on the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Wednesday.

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Washington police help investigate the crash site Thursday.

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Washington police help investigate the crash site Thursday.

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Emergency response units search the crash site Thursday.

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Emergency response units search the crash site Thursday.

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Investigators walk the grounds of the Reagan National Airport as they work near the crash site.

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A police officer mans a security perimeter as the investigation continues.

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