Passenger Jet and Black Hawk Helicopter I collided in the air On Wednesday, the official said that it fell into the photo river near Reagan National Airport near Washington DC.
CBS NEWS is an airplane, American Eagle Flight No. 5342 has 60 passengers and four crew members, CBS News said. There were three soldiers in the Sikorsky H-60, a Pentagon official told CBS News.
Law enforcement sources familiar to CBS News have been recovered by more than 19 institutions by 2:50 am for the law enforcement agency for CBS News.
What we know about the fall is as follows.
What is it?
American Eagle Flight No. operated by PSA Airlines 5242 collided in the air with the Sikorsky H-60 ​​helicopter, approaching the runway at Reagan National Airport around 9 pm on Wednesday. The plane took off from the Kansas location.
American Eagle and PSA Airlines are subsidiaries of American Airlines.
Helicopters are involved in conflicts, and they belong to the 12th Aviation Battalion B COMPANY at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, and told CBS News.
The live stream camera in the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC captured the moment of collision. This video, confirmed by CBS News, explodes at 8:47 pm in the Potomac River area.
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What we know about the victims and survivors search
As of 2:50 am on Thursday, an official said at least 19 bodies were recovered in the river and included three debris. An official said no survivor was found.
Early Thursday, on the news briefing, police boats and divers said they were searching and rescued in the photo river.
“This is a very complex operation and is very rough for the respondents. It’s cold. They deal with relatively windy conditions,” he told reporters.
Politicians respond to accidents
Trump said in a statement that he had completely briefed the accident. “I hope God bless their souls.” “Thank you for the amazing work done by the first respondents. We are monitoring the situation and we will provide more details when the situation occurs.”
And in a true social post, he questioned what led to an accident. “This is a bad situation that seems to be prevented. Not good !!!”
The newly identified defense minister Pete Hegseth wrote on social media on social media that Pentagon actively monitored the situation and said, “It will help if necessary.”
Senator Roger Marshall said in a statement that “Tonight, we received a fatal news about being described as a nightmare. My prayer is that God wraps up and continues around every victim. To be with the family.
According to the market of Alnya Gaskins, the market of Alnyia Gaskins said, “As early as this evening, we were devastated in learning tragic aviation near DCA. Our fire, police and emergency personnel are helping the region. Alexandria is located south of Reagan Washington National Airport.
The first major commercial conflict in the United States in almost 16 years
The last major commercial air conflict in the United States occurred when the continental flight operated by Newark, New Jersey, in February 2009, crashed home when it approached the airport in Buffalo, New York. The plane was the Bombardier Q400. 41 people died in tragedy. Continental was merged with United Airlines in 2010.
The last major US airline accident occurred in November 2001 near John F. Kennedy International Airport. Airbus A300 american airlines flight no. The 587 crashed immediately after takeoff, killing 265 people. It headed to Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. The plane crashed in the Bell Harbor area of ​​Rockway in the Queens of New York.
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Kris Van Cleave, James Laporta and Eleanor Watson contributed to this report.
