CNN star in tears as man reveals his wife and daughter died in American Airlines crash

Andy Beyer's woman Justyna, and girl Brielle were among the 67 victims killed successful the American Airlines tragedy, which saw formation 5342 collide with a U.S. Army helicopter

A TV prima was reduced to tears erstwhile she spoke to a antheral who mislaid his woman and girl successful the American Airlines clang tragedy,

CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins who hosts The Source spoke to an affectional 32 twelvemonth aged Andy Beyer astir the nonaccomplishment of his 12 twelvemonth aged girl Brielle, and her mother, Justyna, aged 42. The brace were among those perished erstwhile American Airlines formation 5342 collided with a .us. Army Black Hawk chopper successful the skies of Washington, D. C. connected the nighttime of Wednesday, Jan. 29. All 67 victims person present been recovered pursuing the catastrophe implicit the Potomac River, arsenic confirmed by officials.

Throughout the gut-wrenching speech with Collins, an overwhelmed Andy shared, "I spell done these moments of utmost sadness and tears and past I get level and numb. Then I consciousness blameworthy that I'm not conscionable crying each the time, you know? It's conscionable been hard … truly hard."

Brielle was 1 of respective young skaters returning to D. C. with their families aft participating successful the .us. Figure Skating National Development Camp successful Wichita, Kan. Andy, speaking astir his determination to publically sermon Brielle and Justyna, said, "They, similar each the victims, merit to beryllium remembered. They merit to person their communicative known to the world."

He added: "Everyone dies, right? And they unrecorded connected done our memories. And I privation radical to person a representation of them truthful that they unrecorded on. So that’s wherefore I wanted to stock their story," visibly moving Collins who wiped her eyes and concisely paused the interview.

The big responded, "Thank you for doing so, Andy, and I deliberation everyone would beryllium truly touched to perceive from you, truthful convey you for coming connected to speech astir that."

Andy recounted the harrowing infinitesimal helium learned astir the clang to Collins, saying, "We were expected to prime them up, maine and my son, similar we did from these trips each the time."

He continued: "We were waiting for them adjacent Reagan [Washington National Airport] successful a parking lot, and we were texting with them close earlier they were expected to onshore and the tracker said landed and the texts went from bluish to greenish and firetrucks started going by and astatine that point, I knew thing was wrong."

After making a call, it was confirmed that it was so Brielle and Justyna's formation that had crashed. Andy shared that his 6 twelvemonth aged lad simply yelled retired "No!" upon proceeding the news, adding, "It truly hurt. That’s however we recovered retired earlier anything."

Andy, successful his recollection, stated that thing was truly official, "We already knew," helium said. He paid a heartfelt tribute to his girl Brielle, a subordinate of the Skating Club of Northern Virginia, describing her arsenic "a joyousness and a gift."

The grieving begetter expressed his disbelief astatine the tragic crook of events, saying, "You conscionable ne'er deliberation thing similar this could hap to you, and that it could beryllium taken distant from you. "He besides shared astir Brielle's conflict with crab astatine a tender property of 4 months, likening the acquisition to "waking up to a nightmare."

Despite the ordeal, helium admitted determination was anticipation and a consciousness of alleviation erstwhile she was declared cancer-free. Andy spoke fondly of his woman Justyna, calling her his "soulmate".

Collins responded with words of support, saying, "You’re intelligibly some astonishing parents, Andy, and I conscionable privation you to cognize that everyone is praying for you and reasoning of you successful this moment. I cognize that doesn’t assistance but everyone is truly reasoning of you guys."

A GoFundMe run acceptable up by friends to assistance Andy and his lad has raised astir $131,400 arsenic of Wednesday, Feb. 5. The leafage describes the passing of Brielle and Justyna arsenic an "unimaginable loss," praising Justyna arsenic a "devoted mother" who "sacrificed truthful overmuch for her family, particularly to supply for Brielle's future, arsenic she was highly talented and would person been an Olympic fig skater.”

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