Washington, DC, officials have released updates on the investigation of January 29 Potomac River Midair collision On Saturdays it is detailed about which bodies and debris have been removed from the water.
In a statement released on Saturday, Unified Command said that rescuers have recovered “42 sets of remains” so far from the crash area, and the DC Chief Medical Examiner has positively identified 38.
Sixty -seven people died in the incident.
Civil servants also said they tried to remove the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk -Helikopter With a crane, which was ‘briefly stabilized’, but that the removal has not been successful so far.
“The American coast guard is on site with countless agents that help with search efforts and enforcing a safety zone on the Potomac River,” was the explanation.
Care providers recover on Thursday debris of the Potomac River in the aftermath of the collision between American Eagle Flight 5342 and a Black Hawk -Helicopter. (Reuters/Carlos Barria)
“Nowadays, Salvage Crews from the US Army Corps of Engineers and the Supervisor of Salvage and Diving of the American Navy assess the area and prepare for the recovery of the plane,” the explanation added. “Divers from the Salvage Company are investigating the wreck all day long.”
In a press conference early on Saturday evening, civil servants said that they “worked through the transcript of air traffic control,” said Todd Inman, member of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
“Both the plane and the helicopter would hear every air traffic control, but they would not hear the other aircraft or helicopter,” Inman explained. “I bring that up because we now work through the transcript of air traffic control, and many people have heard different recordings (online).”
“They do not contain the UHF (ultra-high frequency) radio transmissions … While we synchronize the timing on it, we hope to be able to release them (Sunday).”
National Transportation Safety Board member Todd Inman speaks on Saturday with reporters on Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, VA. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Civil servants were also unable to confirm whether the crew members in the Black Hawk -helicopter were wearing Night Vision glasses at the time of the incident.
“We can verify that it was on a training flight that would use the night -view goggles,” said Inman. “We do not know at the moment whether the night vision glasses were actively worn, nor what the setting can be. Further research should be able to let us know if that has happened and what it can invoice. It can play in the total accident.”
Also on Saturday, transport secretary Sean Duffy released a video on X stating that he recently spoke with family members of the victims and says that their pain is ‘unimaginable’.
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Thursday, in the aftermath of the collision on Wednesday evening of American Eagle Flight 5342 and a Black Hawk -Helicopter who crashed in the Potomac River, in Arlington, VA. (Eduardo Munoz/Reuters)
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“If I know information, I will share with them, but also with the American people,” Duffy said. “Yesterday we limited the airspace around DCA through helicopter trips, making people feel safe when they come in and out of our capital in the coming days.”
“We are going to have more announcements. I want Americans to feel confident in the American air travel.”
