A Minnesota native 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.The woman grew up in Mahtomedi and moved to Charlotte,

Posts on social media and GoFundMe say Wendy Shaffer was one of the 67 people on board the American Airlines flight at the time of Wednesday's fatal air collision.

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.

Middletown Councilman Steve West said he spoke with several Middletown residents and friends who told him they had family and friends on that flight.