JAKARTA - A massive search for victims of the American Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 crash with a Black Hawk helicopter was carried out around the Potomac River, Washington, United States.
"Currently there are about 300 officers working in search and rescue operations in the Potomac River," said Head of Fire Department and EMS DC John A.
"At 20.58 (local time), the first unit arrived at the scene and found the plane in the water and started a rescue operation," he said.
The emergency warning was first sounded at 20:48,
The challenge is access. The water we operate in has a depth of about 8 feet, there's wind, there's chunks of ice out there so it's dangerous and difficult to work on, "he said.
"The water is dark, cloudy, and the conditions are very difficult for them to dive," he added.
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DC Mayor Muriel Bowser confirmed on Thursday morning local time, the two planes were inside the river.
There were 64 people on the American Airlines plane and three were on military helicopters.
US President Donald Trump called the collision of Bombardier CRJ700 American Airlines and the Black Hawk helicopter a bad situation that should have been prevented.
The plane was on a perfect and routine approach to the airport. The helicopter drove straight towards the plane for a long time. At that time the night was clear, the lights on the plane turned on, why the helicopter didn't go up, down, or turn around. Why didn't the control tower tell the helicopter what to do instead of asking if they saw the plane, Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.
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