First responders are dedicated to recovering all victims from the wreckage of an American Airlines flight that collided with a military helicopter in the Potomac River. A crane will be used to lift the plane on Monday, followed by a National Transportation Safety Board investigation. Divers are facing challenges due to debris spread throughout the water. The tragedy claimed the lives of all 67 people on board, including figure skaters, soldiers, and civilians.
First responders will not stop searching until all remaining victims are found, they said.“We’re going to recover everyone,” said D.C. Fire and EMS Chief John Donnelly. “If we knew where they were, though, we would already have them out, so we have some work to do as the salvage operation goes on, and we will absolutely stay here and search until such point as we have everybody.”
Recovery crews have also been hard at work doing rehearsals to prepare for Monday morning, when they will lift the wreckage of the plane out of the Potomac River using a crane in the middle of the river.ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - FEBRUARY 02: A crane moves in to place on the Potomac River for recovery efforts on February 02, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia.
Once the plane wreckage is removed, it will then be taken to a hangar for the National Transportation Safety Board investigation. Officials also said that a D.C. police diver was hospitalized for hypothermia and is expected to be okay. Those divers have been going into the water with cameras on their helmets. Debris spread out in the water is making the operation more difficult, and divers have to map out the locations of debris.members of the figure skating community returning from a development camp in Kansas, soldiers, a group of friends returning from a hunting trip and a woman who was slated toat the Howard University School of Law in the fall.
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