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A passenger jet collided with a military helicopter in the skies over Washington, D.C. Rescuers are searching the icy Potomac River for survivors.
The water is dark, it is murky, and that is a very tough condition for them to dive in.
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First responders are searching for survivors in the frigid Potomac River this morning. after a collision in the skies over Washington, D.C.
's closest airport. A jet was on its way into Reagan National Airport, and 64 people were on board. The plane followed the path of the Potomac, an experience millions of travelers have had at some point. If you have a window seat, you can see the monuments of the Capitol below, and you know you're almost there. And that is when the plane collided with one of the many other aircraft in the skies over Washington, an Army helicopter carrying three people.
NPR's Joel Rose has been following developments through a long night, and he is with us now. Good morning, Joel.
Good morning.
What do we know about what happened?
The collision happened as an American Airlines regional jet was attempting to land just before 9 p.m. local time. This was American flight number 5342 from Wichita, Kansas. on a narrow-body plane, a CRJ-700 built by Bombardier, with 60 passengers on board and four crew members. It was lining up to land at the airport, as you say, when it collided at low altitude with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter. The Army says there were three soldiers on board. Footage from a webcam in the vicinity shows a small aircraft, presumably the helicopter, colliding with the passenger jet, followed by a bright explosion before both aircraft then crashed into the Potomac River.
So we know that search and rescue efforts have been ongoing. What can you tell us about this?
Yeah, first responders were on the scene within 10 minutes, according to D.C. Fire and EMS Chief John Donnelly. He said about 300 first responders were involved in search and rescue operations in icy water that was about eight feet deep.
So it's just dangerous and hard to work in. And because there's not a lot of lights, you're out there searching every square inch of space to see if you can find anybody. Divers are doing the same thing in the water. The water is dark. It is murky. And that is a very tough condition for them to dive in.
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