Officials identify 66 of 67 bodies in DC helicopter plane collision
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on February 4, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 26, 2026

Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on February 4, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 26, 2026

Officials identified 66 of 67 victims from the DC helicopter plane collision. Recovery efforts on the Potomac River continue, with wreckage removal underway.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Officials have positively identified 66 of the 67 people killed in Wednesday's midair collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and a military helicopter over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C.
A joint statement from agencies on Tuesday said all 67 bodies have been recovered. Work continues by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to remove the airplane wreckage from the Potomac. Officials plan to begin removing the helicopter wreckage on Wednesday.
(Reporting by David Shepardson and Jasper Ward; Editing by Leslie Adler)
Officials have positively identified 66 of the 67 people killed in the midair collision.
Work continues by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to remove the airplane wreckage from the Potomac.
The collision involved an American Airlines passenger jet and a military helicopter.
The midair collision occurred on Wednesday.
As of now, one body remains unidentified from the collision.
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