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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
David R. Martin,Michael R. Sisak and Claudia Lauer

Crews return to the Potomac River to recover wreckage from DC midair collision

Aircraft Down - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Crews were on the scene on the Potomac River on Monday to retrieve the submerged wreckage of an airliner and an Army helicopter that collided midair in the deadliest U.S. air disaster since 2001.

Authorities have recovered and identified 55 of the 67 people killed in the crash and Washington, D.C., Fire and EMS Chief John Donnelly has said they are confident all will be found. Crews were expected to begin the work of lifting the wreckage on Monday and at daybreak they could be seen aboard a vessel with a crane.

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