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Defense Secretary of Defense Higseth addressed the American people after the deadly collision that included an American aircraft plane and an army helicopter outside Reagan National Airport. Higseth says the accident occurred while Black Hawk was on an annual training trip.
“We know from the side of the participants. It was a fairly experienced crew, and that was an annual night assessment required,” Higseth said in the video obtained exclusively by Fox News. “We expect the investigation to be quickly able to determine whether the plane is in the quarter on the right height at the time of the accident.”
“It is a tragedy, and a horrific loss in life for those 64 souls on these civilian aircraft. Of course, the three soldiers in that black falcon. They are in our prayers, families, and societies as left -wing people,” Higseth added.
Search and rescue efforts are seen on a wreckage location in the Botomac River from Ronald Reagan Washington’s National Airport, early Thursday morning, January 30, 2025, in Arlington, Virginia. (Carolyn throw/AP image)
On Wednesday, around 9:00 pm local time, the Federal Aviation Administration released a land station at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after a military helicopter with three civilians with a civilian plane with 60 passengers and four crew members collided.
At a press conference on Thursday morning, DC Fire and President EMS John A. Donkey that about 30 bodies have been recovered from the place of collision so far. At this time, the authorities do not believe that there are any survivors.
“We have regained 27 people from the plane and one of the helicopters,” he added. “Despite all these efforts, we are now at a point where we turn from a rescue process into a recovery process.”
Part of the debris is seen as searching for rescue boats in the waters of the Botomac River after a plane crashed at the Rigan National Airport in the river near Washington, DC, on January 30, 2025. (Andrew Caballero-Rynolds/AFP via Getty Images)
The CEO of US Airlines expresses “deep sadness” after the air collision
The mayor of the capital, Morel Boser, thanked the first respondents for working in the “very cold” river throughout the night while it started as a search and rescue mission, and it is now a task of recovery.
Transport Minister Sean Duffy, who was sworn in before working hours, pledged to obtain answers on behalf of the families of the collision victims and the American people. Duffy pointed out that the collision took place on a clear night and that both the plane and the helicopter were in “standard” patterns.
Duffy said: “Safety is our expectations. Everyone who flies in the American sky expects to fly safely, that when you leave the airport, you reach your destination. This did not happen last night.” Duffy believes that the evidence so far indicates that the collision can be prevented “completely”.
The US Airways flight from Whitchta collided with the air with a military helicopter while it was approaching Ronald Reagan National Airport. According to reports, there were no survivors of 67 people on board. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
The American American Skater says it is prevented from the flight of an army helicopter
In a social publication in fact, President Donald Trump described the incident as “the bad situation that appeared to have been prevented.”
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Soon after the collision, Vice President JD Vance urged people to “say a prayer for all concerned.”
