Research teams were able to recover the bodies of all 67 people lost last week on the . Line plane collided with their military helicopter resulting in both falling into the frozen waters of the Potomac River. In recent days, research crews have continued investigations into the frozen waters of the Potomac River in Washington to recover all victims of the worst air tragedy in the US since 2001. CORVERSE In total all 67 passengers – 60 passengers and 4 crew members on the passenger plane subsidiary of American Airlines, and the 3 crew members of the military helicopter – were killed. Various services involved in the investigations confirmed that the bodies of the “67 victims of the conflict in the air” were now located and recovered, adding that almost all, with only one exception, were “identified” with absolute certainty. “We stand with all our hearts on the side of the victims’ families,” according to the announcement, which expresses “a determination to support them in this difficult period.” CORVERSE Research teams now focus on “recovery of the debris remaining on the Potomac River”, they noted. Operations to recover the wreckage of the two aircraft that fell into the river, a short distance from Ronald Reagan Airport, Washington, began on February 3, alongside the continuation of the search for the victims. Five days after the accident, part of the aircraft, part of the fuselage in particular, were recovered on Monday. The so-called black boxes of the passenger aircraft are analysed by experts from the American transport safety agency (NTSB), which aims to give the public a preliminary finding on the causes of the accident “within 30 days”. During the newspaper “New York Times”, the Ronald Reagan airport control tower was understaffed on the night of the accident, on January 29. Exclusive dash-cam video captured by The Washington Post shows a previously unseen angle of the moment a plane and helicopter collected over the Potomac River on Wednesday night. — The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) Only one air traffic controller, instead of the two normally on duty, regulated the movement of aircraft and helicopters in the extremely busy sector of Washington airspace.
Washington: The last bodies of the air tragedy were recovered with 67 dead
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