At least 30 bodies recovered from Washington river after plane collides with helicopter

At least 30 bodies have been recovered from Washington DC’s Potomac River, after an American Airlines flight collided in mid-air with a Black Hawk helicopter

The jet was carrying 60 passengers and four crew members from Wichita, Kansas when it crashed near Ronald Reagan National Airport. Three soldiers were in the helicopter

Rescuers are working in “extremely rough” conditions, emergency services say – with the water reported to be icy

The US Figure Skating association confirms “several members of the skating community” were on board the plane

US President Donald Trump says he has been briefed on the “terrible accident” and questions why the helicopter didn’t “go up or down”(BBC)