Two bodies were recovered from the Potomac River in Washington DC following a crash involving an American Airlines plane and an army helicopter, with up to 20 fatalities reported as divers search for more passengers. The National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the collision, which occurred near Reagan National Airport, with concerns raised over the airspace congestion and the circumstances leading to the tragic incident. Among the victims were Russian ice skating coaches Yevgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov, prompting condolences from the Kremlin as details of the crash continue to emerge.
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