🐈An American Airlines plane carrying 64 passengers crashed with a US Army Black Hawk helicopter. The collision caused both aircraft to plunge into the Potomac River in Washington DC.
𒊎As per the latest press conference from the Washington DC Fire Chief, all 64 passengers on the American Airlines plane are feared dead. Rescue operations remain ongoing as 27 bodies have been recovered from the river.
🐈An American Airlines plane carrying 64 passengers crashed with a US Army Black Hawk helicopter. The collision caused both aircraft to plunge into the Potomac River in Washington DC.
🎃As per the latest press conference from the Washington DC Fire Chief, all 64 passengers on the American Airlines plane are dead. Rescue operations remain ongoing as 27 bodies have been recovered from the river.
Speaking to reporters during a press briefing, DC fire and EMS chief John A Donnelly♍ said that the crash alert was sounded at 8.48 PM on Wednesday.
𓃲He earlier added that the department "believes there are no survivors" and that as of now 27 bodies have been pulled out from the Potomac River.
༒Donnelly added that first responders found “extremely frigid conditions. They found heavy wind. They found ice on the water, and they’ve operated all night in those conditions.”
🌟“I can’t say anything about the rescue operation right now,” D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said during the press conference about the crash.
💧As per AP, the Mayor declined to comment on the condition of aircraft, which remains submerged in the Potomac River.
ꦕThe initial press conference was held at the Reagan National Airport with no major updates on survivors or deaths.
🅺The rescue operations are on but have been challenging as per D.C. Fire and EMS Chief John A. Donnelly. The river is about 8 feet (2.4 meters) deep and since the incident occurred at night, the water is "dark and murky"
ꦉRussian state media TASS reported that, former world champions Yevgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov were on board the American Airlines plane that crashed into the Potomac River.
🌼Citing Team USA pair skater Luke Wang, AP also reported that several victims of Washington DC plane crash were US Figure Skating Championship contestants.
🌳At 9 PM Local time on Wednesday, a PSA a PSA Airlines jet operating as American Airlines 5342 collided with a US Army helicopter near the Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington DC.
🦋As per American Airlines, the passenger plane was carrying 60 passengers and four crew. Meanwhile, on the Army aircraft, three soldiers were on board.
📖Around 300 responders have been deployed to search for the passengers, crew and soldiers.