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Families of those lost in last week’s plane crash in Washington, D.C. visited the Potomac River on Sunday. Dozens gathered near the site of the midair collision to mourn their loved ones.
Sixty-seven people died Wednesday evening when an American Airlines regional jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter collided. There were no survivors.
The victims included a civil rights attorney, a biology professor, and several champion figure skaters, among many others.
National Transportation Safety Board investigator J. Todd Inman spoke about meeting with the families.
He acknowledged their grief and their desire for answers, saying, “It’s horrible. No one has to suffer this.”
Recovery efforts are set to begin Monday. The Army Corps of Engineers will begin removing the wreckage from the river.
This crash is the first major commercial air disaster in the U.S. since 2009.