The Women’s Husband drama that was on the plane of American Airlines: “I pray to take it out”

This Thursday, January 30, 2025, a plane crash occurred in Washington, USA. A plane from American Airlineswith 64 people on board, and a military helicopter collided when landing operations were being performed. Both aircraft fell to the cold waters of the Potomac River.

So far, the hypothesis that is handled on what happened is that it was sinister and any type of terrorist actions was ruled out.

This aviation accident that has occurred in Washington When a military helicopter hit with a plane in which 60 passengers and four crew members were the worst in USA Since 2009.

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Wusa90’s media interviewed a man waiting at the airport of Washington D. C. to his wife, who was traveling aboard the plane of American Airlines which collided with the military helicopter.

The journalist Larry Miller, from Wusa9, indicated that this was “one of the most heartbreaking interviews of my professional career. A gentleman and another member of his family were waiting for information about his wife, who was on the flight of American Airlinesfrom Kansas. ”

“I’m just praying for someone to take it out of the river right now. That’s all that I can pray, I’m just praying to God, ”said Hamaad Raza, husband of one of the victims.

Hamaad added that, the last time he had communication with his wife, “she and sent a text message saying that she would land in 20 minutes.”

Authorities seek survivors

The US authorities strive to see Washingtonin which 67 people were traveling.

American Eagle Flight 5342 -Regional Regional Subsidiary of American Airlines-, from Wichita (Kansas) I was doing the approach to the Ronald Reagan airport Washington D.C. When at 20.48 in the afternoon local time on Wednesday he collided with a Black Hawk military helicopter in which three people were traveling.

After the incident, the authorities confirmed to local media that there are fatalities, without specifying a specific number. According to the CNN, police sources said that these victims have not been rescued from the waters of the Potomac River, nor possible survivors.

For its part, Fox has indicated that the plane is left in the river in two, as well as the helicopter, which is underwater in the reverse position.

The authorities in charge of the rescue admitted that the deployment operates in complicated conditions by the cold and that it will run over the early hours of Thursday and the necessary time.

“It is a very complex operation. The conditions are extremely hard for lifeguards. It is cold and are dealing with relatively summary conditions. The wind is strong in the river,” John Donnelly, head of the emergency service of the emergency service of Washington.

The mayor of WashingtonMuriel Bowser, pointed out that the two devices fell to the Potomac River, on whose shore a strong device was displayed with about 300 emergency units with firefighters, police cars and ambulances, as well as rescue boats and diving units.

The governor did not want to rule on the eventual number of victims.

“We feel very much that families are suffering losses. We want it to be known that we will continue working with American Airlines To share information as often as possible and make sure we get precise information, “Bowser said.

The president and CEO of the metropolitan airports of WashingtonJack Potter, stressed in that same appearance that the efforts are currently focused on the rescue: “Right now we are in rescue mode and we will continue in that mode,” he said that this effort will last “many hours.”

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Meanwhile, the US president, Donald Trump, criticized that the accident would not have been avoided.

“The night was clear, the plane lights were on, why did the helicopter not uploaded, go down or turn? Why didn’t the control tower tell him what to do instead of asking if he saw the plane? This is a bad Situation that seems to have been avoided.

Although in a previous statement released by the White House and in a more restrained tone, Trump said he had been informed in detail of what happened. “May God bless your souls. Thank you for the incredible work done by our lifeguards. I am monitoring the situation,” he said.

The outside temperature when the clash occurred was about 4 degrees Celsius, so that the possibility of surviving in the water would be around 20 minutes.

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The sky yesterday night in Washington I was totally clear and without strong winds and most of the rescue device operated from the Anacostia-Bolling military base.

The Secretary of Transportation, Sean Duffy, who has only one day in office, said he has been in contact with President Donald Trump from the accident and offered “all support” and announce that the National Board of Transportation Security ( NTSB) is already conducting an investigation of those succeeded.

The Black Hawk helicopter accident and the Bombardier CRJ7, the first of a commercial plane in more than a decade in USAwill keep the Reagan airport closed in Washington Until this noon.