A Rhode Island man is mourning the death of his son, 16-year-old figure skater Spencer Lane, and wife, Christine Lane, after they were killed during a plane crash in Washington, D.C.

Rhode Island native and figure skater Spencer Lane and his mother, Christine, were two of the people who were on board an American Airlines flight that collided with a military helicopter over the Potomac River on Wednesday night,

Spencer Lane, a 16-year-old figure skater from Rhode Island, and his mother, Christine Lane, 49, were among those killed in Wednesday night’s plane crash while en route from Wichita to Washington, D.C.