As many as 60 passengers and four crew members were aboard American Eagle Flight 5342, and the Black Hawk helicopter was carrying three soldiers. There were no survivors.

ARLINGTON, Va. — Families of victims of the deadliest US air disaster since 2001 visited the crash site on Sunday and divers scoured the submerged wreckage for more remains after authorities said they’ve recovered and identified 55 of the 67 people killed.

Officials have positively identified 55 of the 67 people killed in Wednesday's midair collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and a military helicopter over the Potomac River, Washington,

Fifty-five victims of the Wednesday collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport between an American Airlines plane and Army Black Hawk helicopter “[have] been positively identified,” according to a local official.

Officials gave an update on water recovery efforts days after American Airlines Flight 5342 collided with a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter and plunged into the Potomac River. In the Sunday update,