Rescuers search the victims on the Potomac River on January 30
The US media reported that many bodies were found in a passenger plane colliding with a Black Hawk military helicopter in Washington DC (USA).
The incident occurred on January 29 (local time) when the plane carrying 64 people plunged into the Potomac river due to a collision in the air with the military helicopter.
Leading local sources, CBS News said that at least 18 bodies were brought up from the water in the ice night.
The aggressive search and rescue campaign is being conducted, with divers rushing into the icy Potomac River to search for missing people and two aircraft.
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Reporters track information at Reagan National Airport on January 30
The leader of Washington DC Fire Department John Donnelly said about 300 rescuers working in “extremely harsh” conditions and did not show many signs that they hope to find the living.
“We will be out there until necessary,” Washington Mayor DC Muriel Bowser said at a press conference.
The US art skating federation said a number of athletes, coaches and officials were on the flight, while officials in Moscow confirmed the Russian couple Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov, who won the position. World double championship in 1994, also on the plane.
“Unfortunately, we find that these sad information are being confirmed. Our compatriots are also there,” the Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
According to Reuters, the Kremlin has sent condolences to the families of Russians who were killed and said that there was currently no contact plan between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump.
The Bombardier aircraft, operated by American Eagle – a subsidiary of American Airlines – is going to Reagan National Airport after departing from Wichita (Kansas), there is a collision at about 21 hours on January 29 (local time. ).
US military officials said the helicopter is the Black Hawk carrying 3 soldiers in a “training flight”.
President Trump said in an official statement that he was “fully announced” and added that “praying to God blessed the soul” the victims.
Less than 4 hours after the disaster, he went to social networks to criticize the air traffic control department, although other officials emphasized that they were waiting for the investigation to be conducted.
“The plane is on a perfect and normal flight to the airport. The helicopter flew towards the plane for a long time. The night was clear, the light on the plane was bright,” he wrote on the basis Truth Social.
“Why does the helicopter not fly up or down, or turn around. Why the control tower does not tell the helicopter to do what instead of asking if they see the aircraft. This is a bad situation. It seems like it should be stopped, ”the leader wrote.