{"id":2396841,"date":"2025-01-30T06:57:59","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T11:57:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-than-30-bodies-recovered-data-recorder-retrieved-at-dc-plane-crash-site-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-30T06:59:04","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T11:59:04","slug":"more-than-30-bodies-recovered-data-recorder-retrieved-at-dc-plane-crash-site-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-than-30-bodies-recovered-data-recorder-retrieved-at-dc-plane-crash-site-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"More than 30 bodies recovered, data recorder retrieved at DC plane crash site &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmore-than-30-bodies-recovered-data-recorder-retrieved-at-dc-plane-crash-site-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2396841&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">tragic\u200c midair collision occurred<\/a> between an army helicopter and a \u200dcommercial airliner near Ronald Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, resulting in the loss of all \u206364 people \u2064on board,\u200b including 60 from \u2064American \u2063Airlines\u200d Flight 5342 and three soldiers from the\u2064 Black Hawk helicopter. Search and recovery efforts were ongoing\u200c through the night, with more \u2064than 30 bodies being recovered from the\u2064 Potomac River, where the helicopter\u2063 was found upside \u2064down\u2063 and\u200c the plane was\u2062 scattered in\u200c pieces along the riverbank.<\/p>\n<p>as authorities continued \u200bto assess the \u2064situation, all flights at the\u200d airport were grounded, and further \u2064operations were described as\u200c complex due \u200bto adverse \u2062weather conditions. Rescue efforts\u2063 included divers searching for survivors and retrieving the aircraft&#8217;s data recorder.The CEO of \u200bAmerican Airlines expressed deep sorrow for the families affected and emphasized the airline&#8217;s \u200ccommitment to providing accurate\u2063 information about the incident.\u2064 A press conference was scheduled for the following morning to offer \u200dupdates \u2062on the \u2062recovery\u200d efforts and\u200c investigation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">More than 30 bodies recovered, data recorder retrieved at DC plane crash site<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1959926\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Search and recovery efforts continued into the night for the midair crash between an Army helicopter and a commercial airliner near <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ronald-reagan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Ronald Reagan<\/a> National Airport in Arlington, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/virginia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Virginia<\/a>, on Wednesday night.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>There were 64 people, including four crew members, aboard <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/americanair\/status\/1884798791854747869?s=46&amp;t=DZfHmZ9RYj2IBXl0_dptLw\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">American Airlines<\/a> Flight 5342 and three soldiers aboard the Black Hawk Sikorsky H-60. All are believed to be dead.<\/p>\n<p>Flights at Reagan Airport were grounded, officials said, and the airport will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bodies-recovered-data-recorder-retrieved-at-plane-crash-site-along-potomac-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Bodies recovered, data recorder retrieved at plane crash site along Potomac - Washington Examiner\">reportedly remain closed<\/a> until at least 11 a.m. Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser could not comment Wednesday night; however, early Thursday morning, she posted on her social media accounts that there would be a press conference at 7:30 a.m. to provide updates about the accident.<\/p>\n<p>The helicopter was <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wtop.com\/arlington\/2025\/01\/small-aircraft-crashes-into-potomac-river-near-reagan-national-airport\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">discovered<\/a> upside down in the Potomac River, and the airplane was broken into pieces, according to multiple reports. Debris from the accident and human remains have been <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/plane-crash-dc-helicopter-potomac-river\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reportedly<\/a> washing up along the riverbanks on the Virginia side of the Potomac River throughout the night.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Jack Potter, president and CEO of Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, updated the media about the incident late Wednesday night and explained that the current focus of the efforts was rescue,&nbsp; WTOP News reported.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re in a rescue mode,&rdquo; Potter said late Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p>As of early Thursday morning, more than 30 bodies have been recovered from the accident site, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MichaelPNews\/status\/1884922401168703558\" title=\"\">reported<\/a> NBC Washington.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BREAKING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BREAKING<\/a>: Two sources tell News4 crews have pulled more than 30 bodies from the Potomac River so far. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nbcwashington?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@nbcwashington<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Michael Pegram (@MichaelPNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MichaelPNews\/status\/1884922401168703558?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 30, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Divers searching for survivors of the crash have been able to access some parts of the plane&rsquo;s cabin and have retrieved the plane&rsquo;s data recording device, more commonly referred to as &ldquo;black boxes,&rdquo; CBS News reported. It is unknown, however, which was <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/plane-crash-dc-helicopter-potomac-river\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">found<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-details-emerge-about-boeing-737-that-nosedived-into-ground-a-battle-for-control-of-the-plane\/\" title=\"New Details Emerge About Boeing 737 That Nosedived Into Ground: \u2018A Battle For Control\u2019 Of The Plane\">cockpit voice recorder<\/a> or the device that tracks the plane&rsquo;s performance.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>John Donnelly, fire and EMS chief at the Washington, DC, Fire and EMS Department, provided updates about the complications in recovery efforts due to the weather and river conditions. He called it &ldquo;highly complex.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a highly complex operation,&rdquo; Donnelly <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/plane-crash-dc-helicopter-potomac-river\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>. &ldquo;The conditions out there are extremely rough for the responders. It&rsquo;s cold. They&rsquo;re dealing with relatively windy conditions.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s just dangerous and hard to work in,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;And because there&rsquo;s not a lot of lights, you&rsquo;re out there searching every square inch of space.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Robert Isom, CEO of American Airlines, posted a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KatiePavlich\/status\/1884832259980533900\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">video<\/a> expressing his condolences.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;First and most importantly, I&rsquo;d like to express our deep sorrows about these events,&rdquo; Islom said. &ldquo;This is a difficult day for all of us at American Airlines, and our efforts now are focused entirely on the needs of our passengers, crew members, partners, first responders, along with their families and loved ones.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He explained that providing accurate and truthful information was among his highest priorities.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We understand and appreciate the people are eager for information, please know that we will continue to share accurate and timely information as soon as we can, but anything we must report, must be accurate,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;We owe that to everyone involved.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1959926\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1959926\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over 30 bodies found, data recorder retrieved at DC crash site<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2396842,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AP25030115006116.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[49474,49471,49472,38143,4086],"class_list":["post-2396841","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-aviation","tag-bodies-recovered","tag-data-recorder","tag-plane-crash","tag-washington"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AP25030115006116.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2396841","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2396841"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2396841\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2396845,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2396841\/revisions\/2396845"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2396842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2396841"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2396841"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2396841"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}