Dancing On Ice star 'choked up' as he pays heartbreaking tribute to plane crash victims

Dancing On Ice prima Christopher Dean was choked up arsenic helium paid tribute to the fig skaters who mislaid their lives successful the fearfulness level clang successful the United States

Dancing On Ice's Christopher Dean was affectional arsenic helium paid tribute to the level clang victims.

Last week, an American Airlines formation crashed with a subject helicopter, and arsenic details continued to travel successful astir the tragic incident, it soon emerged that a fig skating squad had been onboard the aircraft.

Today, Dancing On Ice was paused arsenic big Holly Willoughby and skater and justice Christopher Dean led tributes to the victims. An aggravated hunt and rescue ngo continues and it's believed that 64 radical were onboard some aircrafts successful total.

As she introduced the tribute, Holly said: "This is conscionable unbelievably sad," arsenic Christopher added: "Unbelievably sad. 17 members of the skating assemblage mislaid their lives. It's felt each astir the world and surely we and each our Dancing On Ice household privation to nonstop our sincere condolences to each the household and friends of the loved ones they mislaid that day. Our thoughts are with them close now."

Holly past added: "I tin archer however choked up you are astir this. We each consciousness the nonstop aforesaid way. It's precise nicely said. On behalf of everyone here, our thoughts are astir surely with the household and friends of each of those involved."

It comes aft Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean posted a heartbreaking tribute to the victims.

"We are profoundly saddened by the nonaccomplishment of those connected formation 5342 and widen our heartfelt condolences to their families and friends. May they remainder successful peace," the brace wrote successful a shared connection connected societal media.

The International Olympic Committee had besides issued a connection connected the incident, with President Thomas Bach writing: "We are profoundly saddened by the tragic aerial mishap successful Washington DC. On behalf of the IOC, and personally, I widen our heartfelt sympathies to each those affected, which we recognize whitethorn see Olympians, young athletes, and their enactment staff. Our thoughts are with each the victims, their families and loved ones during this incredibly hard time."

The formation crashed into the subject chopper supra the Potomac River arsenic it made its last decent into Ronald Raegan National Airport.

Earlier today, it was confirmed nonrecreational Vanessa Bauer was retired of the contention aft suffering an injury. She told her fans connected societal media: "I unluckily had a small mishap backstage past week connected Dancing connected Ice conscionable earlier the unrecorded amusement connected Sunday. And I didn't realise however atrocious it was then, but we did an MRI and it turned retired that I person a wholly torn ligament, people 3 sprain wounded and a large people 2 sprain injury. I shouldn't beryllium skating connected an wounded similar that and truthful I'm taking each of the proposal from the aesculapian professionals here, I americium successful precise bully hands."

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