Thirty bodies found after plane and helicopter crash into Washington DC river
At least 30 bodies have been recovered from Washington DC’s Potomac River, after an American Airlines flight collided in mid-air with a Black Hawk helicopter.
The jet was coming from Wichita, Kansas and carrying 60 passengers and four crew members when it crashed near Ronald Reagan National Airport. Three soldiers were in the helicopter.
Rescuers are working in “extremely rough” conditions, emergency services say – with the water reported to be icy.
The US Figure Skating association confirms “several members of the skating community” were on board the plane.
US President Donald Trump says he has been briefed on the “terrible accident” and questions why the helicopter didn’t “go up or down”.