Monday, September 12, 2011

Tragic Russian plane crash


Rescuers work at the crash site of a Russian Yak-42 jet near the city of Yaroslavl, on the Volga River about 150 miles northeast of Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011.The aircraft, carrying the Lokomotiv ice hockey team, crashed while taking off Wednesday in western Russia. Josef Vasicek, who played for the Carolina Hurricanes from 2000-2007, was among the dead.
Wreckage of the Russian Yak-42 jet, carrying a top ice hockey team, seen near the city of Yaroslavl, on the Volga River.
Rescuers carry a stretcher with the body of a victim out of the crash site.
Rescuers carry a stretcher with the body of a victim out of the crash site.
Rescuers at the crash site.

Rescuers work on the river at the crash site.
Rescuers at the crash site.

Rescuers at the crash site.

Fans of the Lokomotiv ice hockey team lay flowers and light candles at the Lokomotiv Arena to pay tribute to the Lokomotiv players killed in a plane crash, in the city of Yaroslavl, on the Volga River.
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Carolina Hurricanes' (63) Josef Vasicek listens to head coach Paul Maurice during a team practice in 2000.
Carolina Hurricanes head coach Paul Maurince talks with (63) Josef Vasicek during a team practice in October 2000.

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