Crews return to the Potomac River to recover wreckage from DC midair collision

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Crews return to the Potomac River to recover wreckage from DC midair collision

The Associated Press
February 3, 2025, 8:27 AM

Read more: Bodies of 55 victims from DC aircraft collision recovered as crews prepare to lift plane

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Crews were on the scene on the Potomac River on Monday to retrieve the submerged wreckage of an airliner and an Army helicopter that collided midair in the deadliest U.S. air disaster since 2001.

Authorities have recovered and identified 55 of the 67 people killed in the crash and Washington, D.C., Fire and EMS Chief John Donnelly has said they are confident all will be found. Crews were expected to begin the work of lifting the wreckage on Monday and at daybreak they could be seen aboard a vessel with a crane.

More than 300 responders were taking part in the recovery effort at a given time, officials said. Two Navy barges were also deployed to lift heavy wreckage.

Divers and salvage workers are adhering to strict protocols and will stop moving debris if a body is found, Col. Francis B. Pera of the Army Corps of Engineers said Sunday. The “dignified recovery” of remains takes precedence over all else, he said.

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1. Good friend

is working the sceen, he said only recoving body parts. Cold diving !!