Reuters
Officials have positively identified 55 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.
Fire Chief John Donnelly says they believe they can recover everyone.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers say they have a wide debris field and within that they are employing different techniques to understand what’s in the water.
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The officials says work will be halted as remains are discovered during removal operations.
Wreckage is being moved to a hangar at Washington Reagan National Airport. Much of the Potomac River remains restricted to authorized vessels.
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