Washington, DC, officials issued updates on the investigation on January 29 Botomac River collision collision Saturday, in detail, what are the bodies and debris removed from the water.
In a statement issued on Saturday, the UNIDIED leadership said that rescuers have recovered “42 groups of remains” from the accident area so far, and the medical examiner has identified the capital in the capital 38.
Sixty -seven young men He died in the accident.
The officials also said they tried to remove Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter With a crane, which “settled shortly”, but the removal has not succeeded yet.
“The American Coast Guard is on the scene with many resources that help in research efforts and enforce the safety zone on the Botomac River,” the statement said.
On Thursday from the Botomac River, the weapons of the debris are recovered between the American Eagle Flight 5342 and Black Hawk helicopter. (Reuters/Carlos Baria)
The statement added: “Today, the rescue crews from the American Army Engineers Corps and the US Marine Rescue and Dive, evaluating the area and preparing to recover the plane.” “The divers of the rescue company wipe the debris throughout the day.”
At a press conference early on Saturday evening, officials said they were “working through a copy of air traffic control,” according to a member of the National Transport Safety Council (NTSB) Todd Inman.
“Each of the plane and the helicopter will hear any monitoring of the air movement, but they will not hear other aircraft or helicopters,” Inman explained. “I bring this because we are now working with an air traffic control version, and many people have heard different records (online).”
“They do not contain the UHF (high frequency) radio transfers … We are the timing in that, we hope that we are able to launch it (Sunday).”
Todd Inman, a member of the National Transportation Council, is talking to journalists at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, on Saturday, in Arlington, Virginia. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
The officials were also unable to confirm whether the crew members of the Black Hawk helicopter wore night vision glasses at the time of the accident.
“We can check that she was on a training trip that uses night vision glasses,” Inman said. “We do not know at this time whether the night vision glasses are worn actively, nor what may be the preparation.”
Also on Saturday, Transport Minister Sean Duffy released a video on X showing that he recently spoke to family members in the victims, saying that their pain “cannot be conceived.”
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Thursday, following a collision on Wednesday night on the 5342 American Eagle flight and Black Hawk helicopter crashed into the Potomac River, in Arlington, Virginia, USA (Eduardo Monoz/Reuters)
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