Germanwings Update: 3 Americans on Plane, Pilot Hid Illness

from ABC News

Three Americans were among the 150 victims in the horrible Germanwings airliner that crashed near a ski resort in the French Alps on Tuesday.

According to the ABC NEWS the identified victims were Yvonne Selke of Nokesville, Virginia, and and her daughter, Emily Selke.

The third American victim who died in the Germanwings plane crash has been identified as Robert Oliver Calvo.

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from BBC News

The co-pilot suspected of deliberately crashing a Germanwings airliner into the French Alps hid details of an illness, German prosecutors say.

Police have been coming and going at the home of Mr Lubitz's parents north of Frankfurt, which is also a focus of intense media attention
Police have been coming and going at the home of Mr Lubitz’s parents north of Frankfurt, which is also a focus of intense media attention

Torn-up sick notes were found in the homes of Andreas Lubitz, they say, including one for the day of the crash, which killed 150 passengers and crew.

A German hospital confirmed he had been a patient recently but denied reports he had been treated for depression.

The EU’s aviation regulator has urged airlines to adopt new safety rules.

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) said in future two crew members should be present in the cockpit at all times.

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