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Greater than two dozen our bodies have been recovered from the Potomac River after an American Airways flight and a navy helicopter collided Wednesday night time close to Washington, D.C., in line with officers.
American Eagle Flight 5342 was flying from Wichita, Kansas, to the nation’s capital when it was “involved in an accident” at Ronald Reagan Washington Nationwide Airport, American Airways stated.
Hearth and EMS Chief John A. Donnelly stated authorities don’t imagine there are any survivors, and regardless of the immense effort from tons of of first responders, authorities switched from a rescue operation to a restoration operation on Thursday.
As of 9 a.m. Thursday, authorities recovered 27 our bodies from the airplane and one from the helicopter, D.C. in line with Donnelly.
“The district office of the medical examiner has lead on reuniting these bodies and these people, with their loved ones,” Donnelly stated throughout a Thursday press convention. “And we will continue to work to find all the bodies and collect them and reunite them with their loved ones.”
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There have been 60 passengers and 4 crew members on board the plane, which was operated by American Airways’ subsidiary PSA Airways.
Emergency personnel and divers work on the website of the crash after American Eagle flight 5342 collided with a Black Hawk helicopter whereas approaching Reagan Washington Nationwide Airport and crashed into the Potomac River, outdoors Washington, D.C., on (REUTERS/Carlos Barria / Reuters)
The collision occurred round 9 p.m. ET when a PSA Airways Bombardier CRJ-700 regional jet collided in midair with a Sikorsky H-60 Black Hawk helicopter whereas on method to runway 33 at Reagan Nationwide Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) stated.
A number of companies, together with D.C. Hearth and EMS, the Metropolitan Police Division, performed an enormous search-and-rescue operation for survivors within the frigid waters of the Potomac River in Arlington, Virginia, shortly after the reviews of a crash. All takeoffs and landings from the airport had been halted as dive groups and helicopters from regulation enforcement companies throughout the area scoured the positioning for survivors.
Photographs confirmed boats round a partly submerged wing and what seemed to be the mangled wreckage of the airplane’s fuselage.
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American Airways is asking folks to name the airline in the event that they imagine they’d family members on board the flight.
Emergency personnel work on the website of the crash after a Black Hawk helicopter and an American Eagle flight 5342 approaching Reagan Washington Nationwide Airport collided and crashed within the Potomac River, outdoors Washington, Jan. 30, 2025. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque / Reuters)
“I’d like to express our deep sorrow about these events. This is a difficult day for all of us at American Airlines. And our efforts now are focused now entirely on the needs of our passengers, crew members, partners, first responders, along with their families and loved ones,” American Airways CEO Robert Isom stated in a video assertion Wednesday night.
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Isom stated that at this early stage he does not have many solutions, however that the airline is working with federal, state and native authorities.
The reason for the accident continues to be being investigated.
President Donald Trump stated he has been “fully briefed” on the incident and that the crash “should have been prevented.”
