Germanwings casualties include federal contractor

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Michael Hardy

Investigators work on scattered debris on March 26, 2015 on the crash site of the Germanwings Airbus A320 that crashed in the French Alps above the southeastern town of Seyne. The young co-pilot of the doomed Germanwings flight that crashed on March 24, appears to have “deliberately” crashed the plane into the French Alps after locking his captain out of the cockpit, but is not believed to be part of a terrorist plot, French officials said on March 26, 2015. AFP PHOTO / ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT (Photo credit should read ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP/Getty Images)

An American contractor who worked for Booz Allen Hamilton on a project with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency was among the fatalities in the apparently intentional crash of Germanwings Flight 9525 in the French Alps, Yahoo reported.

Yvonne Selke of Nokesville, Virginia, had worked for the company for 23 years, according to the report. Booz Allen confirmed Selke’s employment and NGA assignment, but provided no other details, according to Yahoo.

Emily Selke, Yvonne Selke’s daughter, was also killed in the crash. Emily Selke had graduated Drexel University with honors in 2013.

Investigators have determined that the plane’s co-pilot apparently locked the pilot out of the cabin and crashed the plane deliberately, according to media reports.