Victims identified in DC plane crash involving American Airlines jet and military helicopter
- A 53-year-old flight attendant, Ian Epstein, died in a collision between an American Airlines flight and an Army helicopter, identified by his family on Thursday.
- The crash occurred as the passenger plane was landing at Ronald Reagan International Airport, carrying 64 people, all presumed dead.
- At least 28 bodies have been recovered from the Potomac River, and the wreckage of both the plane and helicopter has been located.
- President Donald Trump expressed condolences to the victims while also criticizing the Biden administration, stating the cause of the crash is still unknown.
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At least eight of the 67 people who died Wednesday when an Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with an American Airlines regional jet near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport were Maryland residents, according to news and official reports.
Family identifies DC crash victim as Mahtomedi native
One of the 67 people killed in Wednesday night’s deadly air collision in Washington, D.C., grew up in Mahtomedi, according to online posts by family members. Wendy Jo Shaffer, of Charlotte, N.C., was on board American Airlines Flight 5342 when it collided with a military Blackhawk helicopter on its approach to Ronald Reagan National Airport, sending the two aircraft plummeting into the Potomac River and killing everyone on board, a verified GoFu…
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