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More than two dozen bodies have been recovered from the Potomac River American Airlines flight According to officials, a military helicopter collided near Washington, DC on Wednesday night.
American Airlines said the American Eagle Flight 5342 Wichita was flying from Kansas to the nation’s capital, when it was “involved in an accident” at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, said American Airlines.
Till 9 am on Thursday morning, officials recovered 27 bodies from the aircraft and a helicopter, DC Fire and EMS chief John A. Donley said.
Donley said during a press conference, “The district office of the medical examiner has led these bodies and these people to resume with their loved ones.” “And we will continue to find all bodies and collect them and recover them with our loved ones.”
The aircraft had 60 passengers and four crew members, operated by PSA Airlines, a subsidiary of American Airlines.
The Army told Fox News Digital that the UH -60 Black Hawk Helicopter, who was carrying three soldiers, “Bravo Company, 12th Aviation Battalion, Davisson Army Airfield, was out of Fort Belveer and” Training Flight ” Was operating.
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Donley said that the authorities do not believe that there are no accidents from the accident, and despite this immense attempt First hundreds of respondents, Authorities switched from a rescue operation to a recovery operation.
Emergency personnel and divers at the accident site after American Eagle Flight 5342 collided with a Black Hawk Helicopter while going near Reagan Washington National Airport and crashed into the Potomac River outside DC, Washington, outside DC. (Reuters / Carlos Baria / Reuters)
The American Airlines is asking people to call the airline, whether they believe they were riding on the flight.
After an American Eagle Flight 5342 near Reagan Washington National Airport after an American Eagle Flight 5342 after a black hawk helicopter and an American Eagle flight 5342, emergency workers work and collided in the Pottomac River outside Washington on 30 January 2025 on January 30, 2025 Have become. (Reuters / Kevin Lamark / Reuters)
“I would like to express my deep grief about these incidents. It is a difficult day for all of us in American Airlines. And our efforts are now completely on the needs of our passengers, crew members, partners, first respondents. Centered, with his families and loved ones, “American Airlines CEO Robert Isom said in a video statement on Wednesday evening.
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Isom said that he does not have many answers in this initial phase, but that the airline is working with federal, state and local authorities.
President Donald Trump said that he was “fully informed” on the incident and the accident should have been stopped. “
