Kirsanov’s remains were still missing as of Thursday afternoon. Gudin told ABC News that she needed her spouse back. “I need his body returned.”
Along with three troops who were onboard the chopper, all 60 passengers and four crew members on American Airlines flight 5342 are believed dead.
After the accident, US Figure Skating reported that “a number of members of our skating community” were on board the aircraft.
The nation’s main figure skating organization said, “We are heartbroken by this unimaginable tragedy and hold the families of the victims close in our hearts.”
