Rescuers search Washington DC river after plane collides with military helicopter
More than 30 bodies reportedly recovered so far after American Airlines flight collides in midair with Black Hawk helicopter
Rescuers are scouring the Potomac River in Washington DC after an American Airlines jet carrying 64 people - 60 passengers and four crew members - collided with a US army Black Hawk helicopter with three soldiers onboard while attempting to land at Reagan national airport.
All takeoffs and landings from the airport near the capital were halted as helicopters from law enforcement agencies across the region flew over the scene in search of survivors. According to media reports, rescuers have recovered more than 30 bodies from the river so far, while divers have found one of the plane's two data recorders, known as black boxes.
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