A mid-air collision of a commercial airliner and a US Army helicopter, which sent both aircraft into the freezing waters of Washington’s Potomac River Wednesday night, has likely left all of the jet’s 64 passengers and crew members dead, according to local officials.
“We are switching from a rescue operation to a recovery operation,” the city’s Fire and EMS Chief John Donnelly told reporters on Thursday, explaining that rescue efforts in waters just a few hundred metres from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, were hampered by “extremely frigid conditions,” as well as “heavy wind” and “ice on the water”.
US President Donald Trump said that there are no survivors in the collision of a plane and a helicopter over Washington, D.C.
"The work has now shifted to a recovery mission. Sadly, there are no survivorss," he said. Trump began his briefing at the White House with a moment of silence.
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The US Army unit whose helicopter was involved in the overnight collision with a passenger jet near Washington has been placed on an operational pause, two US officials told Reuters on Thursday, meaning helicopters from that unit will not be flying for the time being.
ReplyDeleteA US Army BlackHawk helicopter collided with an American Airlines passenger jet on Wednesday night near Reagan Washington National Airport, with both aircraft plunging into the Potomac River. The military helicopter was on a training flight, but it is unclear what caused the crash. Authorities have said there were no survivors.
"No hay supervivientes": Trump ofrece actualización sobre el siniestro aéreo en Washington D.C.
ReplyDeleteEl presidente estadounidense Donald Trump se ha dirigido a la nación en rueda de prensa para ofrecer actualizaciones sobre el accidente aéreo que se produjo la noche del miércoles en Washington D.C.