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

NPR | By Joel Rose,
Russell Lewis, Ayana Archie
Published January 29, 2025 at 10:09 PM EST
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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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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