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All 67 dead recovered from Washington plane crash

ByFamagusta Gazette

Feb 5, 2025

All 67 people who lost their lives in the plane crash in Washington last week have been recovered from the water, authorities say.

It is reported that 66 of the 67 have been identified, and that the coroners are still working on a positive identification of the last one.

Parts of the American Airlines plane have also been recovered, and work was underway on Tuesday to retrieve the cockpit and other parts from the Potomac River.

64 people on the plane and three people on the military helicopter that collided with the plane died in the collision while the plane was about to land at Ronald Reagan Airport near the river.

It has not yet been determined why the plane and helicopter were on a collision course. 

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