Salvage crews have recovered the bodies of all 67 people killed in the collision of a passenger plane and a US Army helicopter near Washington. The crash, the deadliest in the US in 20 years, occurred last week when the aircraft plunged into the Potomac River. Crews continue to recover the wreckage, and the National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the cause of the accident.
Washington, United States—Salvage crews have recovered the bodies of all 67 people killed when a passenger plane and a US Army helicopter collided near Washington and plunged into the Potomac River, officials said Tuesday.
Crews continue working to recover the wreckage of the passenger plane—a Bombardier CRJ-700 operated by American Eagle airlines—from the frigid waters of the Potomac. There were no survivors. The plane was on a flight from Wichita, Kansas, to Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington when the collision occurred.
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