A U.S. Army helicopter collided with an American Airlines flight carrying 60 passengers and four crew members near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, resulting in a crash into the Potomac River. The tragedy claimed the lives of numerous passengers and crew members, including figure skaters and coaches returning from a National Development Camp. The incident prompted a shift from rescue to recovery efforts, with authorities investigating the cause of the collision.
After a 60-passenger American Airlines flight and U.S. Army helicopter collided mid-air Jan. 29, a man shared the final text messages he received from his wife aboard the aircraft.American Eagle Flight 5342, which was carrying 60 passengers and four crew members, crashed into the Potomac River after colliding with an army helicopter Jan. 29.
So far, 28 bodies have been recovered, with nearly two dozen rescue teams working on finding and identifying the victims. But as of this morning, D.C. Fire Chief John Donnelly shared a devastating update.“We are now at a point where we are switching from a rescue operation to a recovery operation,” Donnelly said during a press conference, per, per a statement released by U.S. Figure Skating, as well as their coaches and family members who had been at camp in Wichita.
"Bad news from Washington today," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters in his daily news conference, per the outlet."We grieve and console with the families and friends who lost those of our fellow citizens who died in this plane crash." “This is a bad situation that looks like it should have been prevented," he wrote Jan. 29,"NOT GOOD!!!”“Everything was standard in the lead up to the crash,” Duffy told reporters Jan. 30, per NBC News. “Obviously something happened here. To back up what the president said, what I’ve seen so far. Do I think this was preventable? Absolutely.”
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