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Grieving family members visit site of DC plane crash

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Victims' families gather at midair crash site for memorial
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ByJulia Reinstein
February 02, 2025, 6:10 PM

Family members of the victims of the plane crash in Washington, D.C., visited the crash site on Sunday morning.

Dozens of the victims' loved ones could be seen gathered by the Potomac River to commemorate the 67 people killed in the deadly midair collision last week.

Family members visit the crash site on the banks of the Potomac River, where American Airlines flight 5324 collided with a US Army military helicopter, at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, Feb. 2, 2025.
Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images

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An American Airlines regional jet collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday night near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

There were no survivors.

Among those lost in the crash were a civil rights attorney, a biology professor, several champion figure skaters and many others.

Family members visit the crash site on the banks of the Potomac River, where American Airlines flight 5324 collided with a US Army military helicopter, at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, Feb. 2, 2025.
Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images

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National Transportation Safety Board investigator J. Todd Inman was asked Saturday during a press briefing about his interactions with the victims' families and others who have been directly impacted by the incident.

"They're all just hurt and they want answers, and we want to give them answers," he said. "It's horrible. No one has to suffer this."

The Army Corps of Engineers is expected to begin removing the jet and helicopter wreckage from the Potomac River on Monday.

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