DC plane crash: Potomac River divers' search for bodies complicated by conditions out of their control
After an Army helicopter and American Airlines plane crashed into the Potomac River around Washington, D.C., a Virginia diver shared challenges of such a recovery effort.
Conditions of DC’s Potomac River make recovery after plane crash difficult. Here’s why
Officials say the conditions of the Potomac River are complicating recovery efforts of the bodies of the 67 presumed dead in a mid-air collision between American Airlines flight 5342 from Wichita and a military Black Hawk helicopter.
Maryland dive teams help search Potomac River following mass casualty air crash
Maryland is assisting officials in search and recovery efforts following a deadly aircraft collision over the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia.
DC plane crash: Search for bodies continues; Army IDs 3rd pilot
Conditions of the Potomac River Saturday have improved as officials recover the remains of people who died in the collision.
Recovery crews search Potomac after DC plane crash
Recovery crews and divers are searching the Potomac River for remains and clearing wreckage from the midair collision of a passenger jet and Army helicopter that killed 67 people. A Coast Guard cutter outfitted with a crane waited by the wreckage on Saturday as occasional recovery team members slipped into the water from smaller emergency boats.
Recovery efforts and investigation continue into D.C. plane crash, victims identified
Boats returned to the Potomac River on Friday as part of the recovery effort and investigation after the midair collision between an American Airlines plane and an Army helicopter. The Federal Aviation Administration is now restricting helicopter flights near Reagan National Airport.
Inside the grueling effort to recover the bodies of all 67 victims from the mangled wreckage of DC plane collision
Families were waiting at the airport to welcome home loved ones when their plane, just minutes from landing, collided midair ...
What went wrong in the DC plane crash? Ret. Black Hawk instructor pilot breaks down what we know
Diving crews are still searching the icy waters of the Potomac River looking to retrieve the bodies of all the people killed ...
Maryland dive teams deployed to Potomac River following a mass casualty air crash
Maryland crews were called in for search and recovery efforts following a deadly aircraft collision over the Potomac River ...
Dive teams facing ‘extremely dangerous’ rescue operations in Potomac River
International Association of Firefighters President Edward Kelly details the difficult conditions facing first responders in ...
Local experts highlight training and equipment used in large-scale water rescues
Dive teams are confronting significant challenges as they work in the cold waters of the Potomac River, according to rescue ...
More than 40 bodies pulled from Potomac near National Airport
More than 40 bodies have been recovered from the Potomac River after a deadly mid-air collision sent an Army Black Hawk ...
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US Army Corps of Engineers outline plans to remove plane, military helicopter from Potomac River
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) released a timeline Saturday for removing the American Airlines plane and Army Black Hawk helicopter from the Potomac River after the two collided near Reagan ...
‘Heartbreaking’ search for those killed in DC air crash as army helicopter's black box recovered
Police boats combed the banks of the Potomac River on Friday, slowly scanning the shoreline in the rain as investigators ...