19 bodies have been recovered so far from the Potomac River after an American Airlines flight collided in mid-air with a Black Hawk helicopter in Washington DC, with both crashing in the Potomac River
About 300 first responders were working on the rescue operation. The Potomac River is about 8 feet deep where the aircraft crashed at about 9 pm local time on Wednesday night
The jet, which was coming from Wichita, Kansas, was carrying 60 passengers and four crew members.
Three soldiers were in the helicopter
The US Figure Skating Association confirmed that “several members of the skating community” were on board the plane
The collision happened near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport around 21:00 local time.
Rescuers are currently scouring wreckage in the freezing Potomac River, where a plane carrying 64 people and a helicopter with three military personnel on board crashed after colliding in mid-air.
The US figure skating has confirmed that several members of its community were…
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