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Boats return to the Potomac River for DC plane crash recovery and investigation

Headline from The Columbian, on the newest of 2 developments

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Police boats returned to the Potomac River on Friday as part of the recovery and investigation after a midair collision killed 67 people in the United States’ deadliest aviation

The Columbian's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. DC plane crash timeline: What to know about the deadly crash

    Headline from Foxla ·

  2. Newest

    Boats return to the Potomac River for DC plane crash recovery and investigation

    Headline from The Columbian ·

Reports & sources

17 articles, oldest first.

  1. Foxla

    DC plane crash timeline: What to know about the deadly crash (opens Foxla)

    Published

    Foxla's feed description

    Hundreds of responders have removed at least 28 bodies from the icy waters of the Potomac River after a deadly plane crash, according to officials as of Thursday morning.

  2. The Guardian

    Washington plane crash: officials say no survivors expected amid river recovery (opens The Guardian)

    Published

    The Guardian's feed description

    Bodies of 28 people have been retrieved from Potomac River after collision of passenger jet and military helicopter

  3. The Cullman Times

    The Latest: Recovery and investigation underway in deadly aircraft collision over DC (opens The Cullman Times)

    Published

    The Cullman Times's feed description

    Investigators are seeking clues into the deadly midair collision earlier this week that now stands as the deadliest aviation disaster in the U.S. almost a quarter century. The collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport nea…

  4. The Columbian

    Boats return to the Potomac River for DC plane crash recovery and investigation (opens The Columbian)

    Published

    The Columbian's feed description

    ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Police boats returned to the Potomac River on Friday as part of the recovery and investigation after a midair collision killed 67 people in the United States’ deadliest aviation

  5. Bangor Daily News

    Divers returning to the Potomac River for DC plane crash recovery and investigation (opens Bangor Daily News)

    Published

    Bangor Daily News's feed description

    ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Divers are expected to return to the Potomac River on Friday as part of the recovery and investigation after a midair collision

  6. Los Angeles Times

    Divers returning to the Potomac River for D.C. plane crash recovery and investigation (opens Los Angeles Times)

    Published

    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Divers are expected to return to the Potomac River as part of the recovery and investigation after the United States’ deadliest aviation disaster in almost a quarter century

  7. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Divers are returning to the Potomac River for D.C. plane crash recovery and investigation (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

    Published

    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    Investigators have already recovered the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder of the American Airlines plane that collided with an Army helicopter near Ronald Reagan National Airport.

  8. Las Vegas Review-Journal

    Boats return to Potomac River for DC plane crash recovery, investigation (opens Las Vegas Review-Journal)

    Published

    Las Vegas Review-Journal's feed description

    More than 40 bodies have been pulled from the river as the massive recovery effort continued Friday.

  9. New York Post

    Divers returning to Potomac River for recovery and investigation after DC plane crash (opens New York Post)

    Published

    New York Post's feed description

    Divers are expected to return to the Potomac River on Friday as part of the recovery and investigation after a midair collision killed 67 people.

  10. Fox News

    DC plane crash: Potomac River divers' search for bodies complicated by conditions out of their control (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    After an Army helicopter and American Airlines plane crashed into the Potomac River around Washington, D.C., a Virginia diver shared challenges of such a recovery effort.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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