Recovery crews in Washington, D.C. are facing challenges due to the Potomac River's frigid 35-degree temperatures, which pose risks of cold shock. Training programs emphasize the importance of protective gear and monitoring exposure time to safeguard responders in such extreme conditions.

We are now at the point where we are switching from a rescue operation to a recovery operation,” said John Donnelly, the fire chief in the nation’s capital.

An American Airlines regional plane with 60 passengers and 4 crew aboard collided with a helicopter Wednesday night, sending the aircraft into the frigid waters of the Potomac River. There was no immediate confirmation of any casualties,

The crash and rescue on the icy river connecting Washington, DC and Virginia had similarities to this one. Five of the 79 aboard the flight survived.

At least 19 bodies have been pulled from the Potomac River in Washington DC including a group of figure skaters, their coaches and family members who returning from a development camp

Officials believe there are no survivors after a passenger plane on approach to Reagan National Airport near Washington, DC, collided Wednesday night with a US Army helicopter midair, sending both aircraft into the Potomac River below,

A view of emergency response to Wednesday night’s fatal crash of a passenger jet landing at Reagan National Airport and an Army helicopter. The body of the plane was found upside-down in three sections in waist-deep water in the Potomac River.

A small American Airlines jet collided with a Sikorsky H-60 military helicopter on approach to Reagan Washington National Airport and crashed in to the Potomac River on Wednesday night.

A small commercial airliner and a military helicopter collided and crashed into the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport Wednesday evening, D.C. Fire and EMS confirmed.

The flight appeared to collide with a helicopter just before it was scheduled to land. This is a developing story and will be updated.