Attorney Tragically Dies in American Airlines Crash on Her Birthday After Last-Minute Flight Change!

New, details are emerging after the worst plane crash in the U.S. in decades.

Sixty-seven people died in the crash over D.C. on Wednesday night, when American Airlines flight 5342 collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter carrying three soldiers. The commercial jet, traveling from Wichita, Kansas, to Reagan National Airport in D.C., crashed into the Potomac River. Sadly, there were no survivors.

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Victims of the crash included Everly, 14, and Alydia, 11, two sisters known on social media as the “Ice Skating Sisters.” Also killed were Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov, the 1994 World Champion pair skaters. As more details about the victims come out, the life of Elizabeth Keys, an Ohio woman who died on her birthday, has also been shared. Elizabeth had switched her flight to get home early to be with her boyfriend.

Elizabeth was 33 on the day of the crash. Her family wrote in a statement that they are filled with sorrow and despair. “Liz was a warm, generous woman, full of light and joy,” they said. “She loved deeply and was deeply loved. She had a sharp wit and appreciated humor in others. Gatherings were always better with Liz.”

Elizabeth worked as a lawyer in Washington. She had switched flights to spend her birthday with her boyfriend, David, who remembered her for always pushing people to be their best selves.

The crash happened just before the plane reached D.C. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating what caused the crash. Reports suggest the American Airlines plane collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on a training mission.

President Trump commented on the crash, saying it “should have been prevented.” He shared on Truth Social that the plane was on a perfect approach to the airport and the helicopter was heading straight for the plane for a long period of time. He questioned why the helicopter didn’t change direction or get instructions from the control tower.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy agreed with the president’s statement, saying, “Based on what I’ve seen so far, I absolutely think this could have been prevented.”

Our hearts go out to all the families affected by this tragedy.