LIVE UPDATES: Jet and helicopter collide at D.C. airport
President Donald Trump has sent a message of condolence to those affected by the deadly collision at a D.C.-area airport.
Trump is expected to hold a news briefing on the plane crash at 11 a.m. ET. Watch in the player above.
“I have been fully briefed on the terrible accident which just took place at Reagan National Airport. May God Bless their souls,” he said on Truth Social.
“Thank you for the incredible work being done by our first responders. I am monitoring the situation and will provide more details as they arise.”
An American Airlines jet with 60 passengers and four crew members aboard collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C., prompting a large search-and-rescue operation in the nearby Potomac River.
At least 28 bodies were pulled from the icy waters of the Potomac, officials said.
READ MORE: What we know about the jet and helicopter collision near D.C.
Crews were still searching for other casualties but did not believe there were any survivors, which would make it the deadliest U.S. air crash in nearly 24 years.
The body of the plane was found upside down in three sections in waist-deep water. The wreckage of the helicopter was also found. Three soldiers were on board.
