A tragic crash involving a passenger plane and military helicopter has left emergency services searching through the frozen Pontiac River in Washington DC for survivors. One man, whose wife was on the plane, has spoken about his experience as he waits for the results of the crash rescue efforts.
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As the passenger plane came to land at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport it collided with a military helicopter. The plane went down with all 64 passengers on board. Both the helicopter and the passenger plane ended up in the freezing river.
Now, emergency services are searching through the water, having to break the ice to search among the wreckage. Hamaad Raza has spoken to an outlet about his fears for his wife who was aboard the plane crash.
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Speaking to WUSA 90, he says "I'm just praying that someone is pulling her out of the river right now as we speak. That's all I can pray for, just praying to god." He is keeping a brave face as the marine teams do their best to get everyone, including his wife, from the wreckage of the plane crash in the Pontiac River.
He goes on to look back on the last time they made contact before her plane went down. "She texted me that they were landing in 20 minutes," he said. The reporter insensitively asks to see the text messages. As he shows them, he highlights that his last message to her didn't get delivered.
There were 64 passengers in the plane crash with his wife. Among these are members of both the Russian and US figure skating teams. The rescue teams are using boats and other methods to break through the ice on the river to recover the bodies.
The plane broke into multiple pieces as it collided with the military black hawk helicopter above the airport. The various parts of the aircraft have become submerged in the icy river. Many of the plane sections are around 8 feet beneath the surface making rescue efforts especially difficult. However, the teams are working tirelessly to rescue whoever they can.
