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D.C. plane crash efforts pivot from rescue to recovery, fire chief says

By Joel Rose,

Russell Lewis, Ayana Archie

Published January 29, 2025 at 9:09 PM CST

Emergency response units access airplane wreckage in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington Airport early Thursday in Arlington, Va., after an American Airlines flight from Kansas collided with a helicopter while approaching the airport.

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