Bodies of all 67 DC midair plane crash victims recovered from Potomac River

Following days of recovering crucial parts and pieces of doomed flight AA5342, a tragic confirmation has been revealed.

The bodies of all 67 people killed when an American Airlines plane and a US Army helicopter collided at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport have been recovered, according to reports.

So far, 66 of the bodies have been positively identified, NBC News reported.

An American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas collided midair with a military Black Hawk helicopter while on approach to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Picture: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP

Of the deceased, 60 were passengers on the plane and four were flight crew.

ABC America added that the Unified Command reported its crews are “still working to clear wreckage”, including large pieces of the jet, from the river.

A salvage worker guides a piece of American Airlines flight 5342 as a crane lowers it next to an engine and wing that were also removed from the Potomac River. Picture: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images via AFP

“Large lifts will continue through Tuesday evening, with unloading expected when environmental and tidal conditions allow on Wednesday,” the Unified Command said. “Operations will then shift to recovering wreckage from the Black Hawk helicopter.”

On Monday morning local time, one of the plane’s two engines was lifted from the river, and a large section of the fuselage was taken out of the water a few hours later.

A crane lifts a piece of American Airlines flight 5342 from the Potomac River during recovery efforts. Picture: WIN MCNAMEE / Getty Images via AFP

National Transport Safety Board drone footage of the Black Hawk helicopter involved in the crash. Picture: NTSB

Officials said the removal of the wing could take several days, however the recovery of the cockpit should be completed by Tuesday local time.

It is understood that once the recovery is made, the wreckage will be moved to a hangar at Washington Reagan National Airport.

There, it will be examined as part of a National Transportation Safety Board investigation (NTSB) where authorities will work to determine a cause of the collision.

– with New York Post