An American Airlines plane carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter outside Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C. Wednesday night. A D.C. fire official said Thursday that “we don't think there are any survivors from this accident" and "we are switching from a rescue operation to a recovery operation.

The athlete was scheduled to travel from Wichita, Kansas, to Washington, D.C., to return home from the National Development Camp

The report claimed the American figure skater was banned from boarding the flight because his dog was too large to fit in a carrier, prompting him to make the drive instead.