Minnesota native killed in D.C. plane crash, family friends say
Minnesota native Wendy Jo Shaffer is among those who died when a passenger jet and a Black Hawk helicopter collided in midair Wednesday night near Reagan National Airport, family friends tell WCCO.
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Family confirmed that Wendy Jo Shaffer, a wife and mother living in North Carolina, graduated from Mahtomedi High School.
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Wendy Jo Shaffer was identified by her family as one of the victims of the crash. She grew up in Mahtomedi and later moved to North Carolina, where her family was living at the time of the crash.
Family identifies DC crash victim as Mahtomedi native
One of the 67 people killed in Wednesday night’s deadly air collision in Washington, D.C., grew up in Mahtomedi, according to online posts by family members. Wendy Jo Shaffer, of Charlotte, N.C., was on board American Airlines Flight 5342 when it collided with a military Blackhawk helicopter on its approach to Ronald Reagan National Airport,
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Posts on social media and GoFundMe say Wendy Shaffer was one of the people on board the American Airlines flight at the time of Wednesday's fatal air collision.
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