D.C. plane crash: Heartbreaking stories emerge as victims identified – National [Video]

Heartbreaking tributes are pouring in for the victims of a collision between an American Airlines jet and an army helicopter after the victims were identified — many of whom were teenage figure skaters returning from a national meet with their mothers and coaches.

Fourteen members of the figure skating community were among the 60 travellers and four crew members on board the commercial flight late Wednesday when it collided with a Black Hawk helicopter, which was carrying three soldiers. Officials say there were no survivors.

An Ohio college student coming from her grandfather’s funeral, two Chinese nationals and a group of hunters returning from a guided trip in Kansas were also among those who died in the mid-air collision at Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C.

As the search for remains continued Thursday, communities grieved. Faith leaders held a vigil Thursday in the city council chambers.

“The only way we will get through this is together,” said the …