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many dead bodies with four persons alive
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have been reportedly pulled out from
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River after a commercial plane with 60
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passengers and four crew members on
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board flying from wiita airport in
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Kansas City to Washington DC had a
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coalision with a military helicopter
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midday while the jet was descending to
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land at rean National Airport in
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Arlington Virginia the cision caused
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both aircraft to fall or crash into poak
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River in Virginia state that borders
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Maryland and Washington DC in the United
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States of America USA on Wednesday night
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as at the time of filing in this report
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on Thursday afternoon more rescue Boats
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were seen inside the pmak river with
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more than 300 rescue team members who
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continued to search for survival and the
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small passengers plane had been pulled
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out of the river local media reported
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that at least 18 bodies had been
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recovered as of 12:30 a.m. Thursday and
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there are three de fields from the crash
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police reportedly told newsmen the US
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blackhaw military helicopter was said to
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be in training when it had a collision
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with flight 5342 that had 64 people on
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board fatalities have been confirmed and
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law enforcement and rescue teams are on
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site according to leave footage
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published by roters on its Facebook
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handle on Thursday afternoon an earthcon
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captured footage of the Collision where
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the passengers jet and the military
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helicopter exploded with a ball fire
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before both fell into the river as seen
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in the video footage all takeoffs and
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landings at rean National Airport are
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currently paused according to the
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airport authorities 64 people aboard the
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passenger jet American Airlines says and
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three soldiers aboard the helicopter a
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Us official said Senator Roger Marshall
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of cansas said as reported by roters
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that it's really hard when you lose
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probably over 60 cants
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simultaneously and I don't want to
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forget the pilots and the flight
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attendants when one person dies it's a
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tragedy but when many many many people
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die it's an unbearable sorrow it's a
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heartbreak beyond measure Jack butter
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president of the Metropolitan Washington
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airports Authority it's a very difficult
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situation out there with the cold it's
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very dark but there are numerous bats
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out there there are dive teams out there
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John delli fire and M's Chief Washington
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DC at 8:58 the first units arrived on
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the scene and found an aircraft in the
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water and began rescue
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operations this incident has grown
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there's a currently about 300 responders
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working it's a highly complex operation
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the conditions out there are extremely
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rough for the responders it's cold they
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are dealing with relatively windy
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conditions us Transportation secretary
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Sean doy says he spoke to president
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Trump and his Department would offer
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full support to those under the ground
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this is Mayor murel Bowser they are
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working diligently in very dark and cold
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conditions cold water to execute this
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rescue operation CBS News reported that
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at least 18 bodies have been recovered
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so far citing a police official two
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sources told rter multiple had been
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pulled from the water police said
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multiple agencies were involved in a
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search and rescue operation in the Pak
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river which borders the airport dozens
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of police ambulance and rescue units
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some fairing boats stetched along the
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river and rested to positions along the
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tar of rean airport live TV images
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showed several boats in the water
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flashing blue and red lights the airport
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said L on W that all takeoffs and
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landings had been halted as emergency
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Personnel responded to an aircraft
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incident the US Army said in a statement
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that it could confirm that the aircraft
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involved in tonight's incident was an
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Army h60 helicopter out of Fort baver
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Virginia airw camera shot from the
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Kennedy Center in Washington showed an
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explosion with air across the PTO Mar
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about 8:47 p.m. 0147 GM t with an
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aircraft in Flames Fallen rapidly
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according to routers there is now an
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active rescue operation on the way at
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the poak river in Washington DC after a
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passenger plane operated by American
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Airlines collided midday with a
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Blackhawk helicopter while trying to
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land CBS News Chris Van CLE reports that
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this is the first commercial airline
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crash in the United States since a
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regional flight crashed in Buffalo New
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2009 this was an unparalleled period of
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Aviation safety that appears to have
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come to an end tonight van CLE said
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White House Press Secretary Caroline
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levit says president Trump is monitoring
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rescue operations of the PTO plane crash
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between a military Blackhawk helicopter
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