Search and rescue efforts are seen around a wreckage site in the Potomac River from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, early Thursday morning, Jan. 30, 2025, in Arlington, VA. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
ARLINGTON, VA — About 300 search-and-rescue experts from the Washington, D.C., region continue to search for the bodies of those killed in the collision of a passenger jet and Army Blackhawk helicopter over the Potomac River.
The American Airlines jet with 60 passengers and four crew members onboard collided with the helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport shortly before 9 p.m. Wednesday.
The body of the plane was found upside-down in three sections in waist-deep water, officials said. The helicopter's wreckage was also found.
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Inflatable boats combed the riverbank and mobile light towers along the shore illuminated the area until daylight on Thursday. Law enforcement helicopters from throughout the region were taking part in the search for bodies, and Coast Guard boats later joined the effort.
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Shishkova and Naumov, who were married and had lived in the U.S. for many years, won a 1994 world championship in pairs figure skating. Among their students was their 23-year-old son, Maxim Naumov, a former U.S. junior champion.
See the photos from the collision and of some of the victims identified below.
Search and rescue efforts are seen around a wreckage site in the Potomac River from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, early Thursday morning, Jan. 30, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)Photographs of aircraft crash victims from The Skating Club of Boston rink are displayed rink side, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Norwood, Mass. From left is skater Jinna Han, skater Spencer Lane and coaches Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkova. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)A US Park Police helicopter flies over the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)Doug Zeghibe, CEO and Executive Director of The Skating Club of Boston, pauses while announcing that six athletes, coaches and family are believed to have perished in the collision of a passenger aircraft and military helicopter in Washington, at the club's figure skating rink, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Norwood, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)Search and rescue efforts are seen around a wreckage site in the Potomac River from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, early Thursday morning, Jan. 30, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)FILE - Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov of Russia perform during free skating in the pairs event of the NHK Trophy International Figure Skating Competition at Nagoya central Japan, Dec. 9, 1995. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi, File)A helicopter uses a spotlight on the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)A boat works the scene near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)Workers from the American Red Cross arrive at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)A passenger jet and military helicopter crashed Wednesday over the Potomac River. (AP Graphic)D.C. Fire and EMS Chief John Donnelly, speaks during a news conference at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Thursday morning, Jan. 30, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)Signs display an "Emergency Alert" above an American Airlines counter in the terminal at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Wednesday night, Jan. 29, 2025, in Arlington, Va. A jet with 60 passengers and four crew members aboard collided with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, prompting a large search-and-rescue operation in the nearby Potomac River. (AP Photo/Jeannie Ohm)An American Airlines plane is parked at a gate at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
