SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A recent college graduate from New Mexico who had just landed his dream job as a fishing guide in Russia was among those killed when an airliner burst into flames during an emergency landing in Moscow. Jeremy Brooks, 22, of Santa Fe was remembered Monday as a fly-fishing expert by his former boss Ivan Valdez, owner of The Reel Life fishing shop. Brooks was on his way to work as a fishing guide in northwest Russia, a job he coveted after having a passion for fly fishing since he was 7. According to his former boss, Ivan Valdez, 22-year-old Jeremy Brooks had traveled to Russia to take on a job as a fishing guide. He was there and had any friend’s back better than anybody,” Rossetti told the Journal.

Source: Huffington Post May 07, 2019 13:41 UTC