MPD warn NOAA will use lasers to look for small debris from deadly midair collision
The scan has been scheduled for around 2 a.m. on Friday. MPD warned anyone who might be looking at the river to look away while the scan takes place.
American Airlines jet, Black Hawk helicopter removed from the Potomac
The Army Corps of Engineers said Thursday night that all major pieces of the American Airlines jet and military helicopter have been lifted out of the water.
Crews search 42-degree Potomac waters to search for plane crash survivors
The Potomac River is running around 42 degrees. While search crews may don suits to help with the cold temperatures, ...
More than two dozen bodies pulled from Potomac River after plane collides with military helicopter
WASHINGTON — More than a dozen bodies have been pulled from the Potomac River after a plane collided with a military ...
TIMELINE: What led to the fatal collision of American Airlines Flight 5342?
The FAA and NTSB have launched an investigation into how an American Airlines flight collided with a military helicopter over ...
US Figure Skating: 'Several members of our skating community were sadly aboard American Airlines Flight 5342'
Athletes, coaches and family members of the U.S. Figure Skating had been on board the American Airlines flight that crashed into the Potomac.
All 67 victims recovered, identified after midair crash near DCA
WASHINGTON — The remains of all 67 people killed in the midair crash near DCA last week have been recovered, Unified Command ...
DC organizations provide meals to first responders at Potomac River
More than 300 emergency crews have responded to the site of the American Airlines flight 5342 and helicopter crash.
Additional human remains located during plane crash salvage recovery, 12 victims not yet found
Colonel Francis Pera with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said there were multiple stoppages during the recovery efforts ...
Memorial blooms at East Potomac Park as crews prepare to lift wreckage Monday morning
The Unified Command team told reporters Sunday evening they would begin lifting wreckage from the water first thing Monday morning ...
DMV agencies continue recovery efforts from deadly aircraft collision
A Potomac Riverkeeper Network member shared his experiences in helping the recovery effort. WASHINGTON — Dean Naujoks joined ...
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Crews search 42-degree Potomac waters to search for plane crash survivors
At 10 p.m. WUSA9 meteorologist Topper Shutt reported wind gusts were around 26 miles per hour near the airport. The crash was reported around 9 p.m. when gusts may have been stronger. The Potomac ...