Rescuers search Potomac river after flight from Kansas with 64 onboard collides with Black Hawk helicopter while coming in to land
Rescuers are scouring the Potomac River in Washington DC after an American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided with a US army Black Hawk helicopter with three soldiers aboard while attempting to land at Ronald Reagan airport on Wednesday night.
All takeoffs and landings from the airport near the capital were halted as helicopters from law enforcement agencies across the region flew over the scene in search of survivors. According to media reports, rescuers have recovered 19 bodies from the river so far, while divers have found one of the plane’s two data recorders, known as black boxes.
Continue reading… The Guardian Read More Rescuers search Potomac river after flight from Kansas with 64 onboard collides with Black Hawk helicopter while coming in to landWashington DC plane crash – latest updatesRescuers are scouring the Potomac River in Washington DC after an American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided with a US army Black Hawk helicopter with three soldiers aboard while attempting to land at Ronald Reagan airport on Wednesday night.All takeoffs and landings from the airport near the capital were halted as helicopters from law enforcement agencies across the region flew over the scene in search of survivors. According to media reports, rescuers have recovered 19 bodies from the river so far, while divers have found one of the plane’s two data recorders, known as black boxes. Continue reading…