Authorities Recover More Wreckage, Bodies From Midair Collision

Salvage teams hope to finish their work in the next 24 hours.

NTSB investigators on scene of the Jan. 29 Bombardier CRJ700 and Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk midair collision on the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport, on Feb. 3, 2025. NTSB

WASHINGTON—Recovery efforts continue as authorities seek to recover wreckage and human remains from the Potomac river after a Jan. 29 midair collision near Ronald Reagan National Airport.

The recovery effort is being coordinated by the Army Corps of Engineers, with support from the Coast Guard and the Navy’s Supervisor of Salvage Dive Operations.