USAFire department: Probably no survivors in plane crash
SDA
30.1.2025 - 14:16
dpatopbilder - Search and rescue operations are seen around a wreckage in the Potomac River. Photo: Mark Schiefelbein/AP/dpa
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According to the authorities, all 67 passengers died in the plane crash in the US capital Washington. "At this point, we don't believe there are any survivors," said fire chief John Donnelly. So far, more than two dozen bodies have been recovered from the water. They will continue to work to find all the bodies, Donnelly said.
Keystone-SDA
30.01.2025, 14:16
SDA
On Wednesday evening, a passenger plane with 64 people on board collided with a US military helicopter on its approach to land near Ronald Reagan Airport (DCA) in Washington. Both crashed into the water. There were three passengers in the military helicopter, according to US media reports. Boats and divers searched for survivors in the icy water overnight.
According to the US Department of Defense, the helicopter was on a training flight. It is not yet clear how the collision occurred. It is unclear why the military aircraft came into the flight path of the passenger plane, said the head of the airline American Airlines, Robert Isom.
Figure skating team on board
There was initially no official information on the identity of the passengers. According to US media, several figure skaters, coaches and their relatives were on board. They were returning from a training camp that was taking place as part of the national championships in Wichita, Kansas. The newspaper "The Wichita Eagle" reported that it was a training camp for talented young athletes. The passenger plane had taken off from Wichita.
The low temperatures made the work of the rescue workers more difficult - in the past few days they were well below freezing, and it only became noticeably warmer at the beginning of the week.