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Our fire department, DC fire and EMS, supported by fire departments and police departments from across the metropolitan region are executing a rescue operation in the Potomac River,
Bowser said
Our concern is for the passengers and crew on board the aircraft. We are in contact with authorities and assisting with emergency response efforts,
American Airlines said in a statement
While we mobilize to support the families and crews directly affected by this incident, we are also sending strength to all first responders doing everything they can to bring survivors to safety,
union president Sara Nelson saidWe are actively monitoring the situation & stand ready to support local responders.”
She addedThat's when I knew something could be up,
When his responses stopped being delivered ... he told CNN
I am following the response to a reported aviation incident at DCA, and am in touch with airport officials as we try to learn more about what happened and why
Virginia representative Don Beyer addedIt looked to me like a giant Roman candle, sparks shooting from the head of the plane down to the tail. I saw that for about two seconds,
bystander Ari Schulman told NBC WashingtonThe accident happened in the river,
a dispatcher said in audio obtained by CBS News
Please say a prayer for everyone involved in the mid-air collision near Reagan airport this evening, ... We're monitoring the situation, but for now let's hope for the best.”
Vice President JD Vance wrote on XMay God Bless their souls,
Trump wrote in a statement, thanking first responders for their “incredible work.”
My prayer is that God wraps his arms around each and every victim and that he continues to be with their families,
Marshall added in his post
Tower did you see that?"
another pilot is heard calling seconds after the apparent collision
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Tragically it appears that a military helicopter collided with a regional jet,
Press secretary Karoline Leavitt told Fox NewsA PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet collided in midair with a Sikorsky H-60 helicopter while on approach to Runway 33 at Reagan Washington National Airport around 9 p.m. local time,
the agency saidWe ask the public in this area to please stand by for guidance from law enforcement and allow them to do their jobs as they attempt to save lives,
Leavitt saidConfirmed small aircraft down in Potomac River vicinity Reagan National Airport. Fireboats on scene,
Washington’s Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department said on X shortly after 9 p.m.I’ve seen the reports of a collision with a D.C. helicopter and an inbound flight from Wichita, KS.”
The other senator representing Kansas, Roger Marshall, said on XWe are in contact with authorities working to get answers. We ask you to join us in prayer for every single passenger and their families,
Marshall wroteThere is no confirmed information on casualties at this time,
the statement saidPSA was operating Flight 5342 as American Airlines. It departed from Wichita, Kansas,
the FAA said