A jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington

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

Hundreds of emergency personnel are desperately searching for survivors in the Potomac River after an American Airlines plane crashed into a helicopter.

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — At least 28 bodies were pulled from the icy waters of the Potomac River after an American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, officials said Thursday.

A pair of World Champion Russian figure skaters were aboard an American Airlines flight returning from a development camp that followed the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Wichita, according to published reports.

A pair of former World Champion figure skaters who teach at the Skating Club of Boston were aboard an American Airlines plane that collided with a military helicopter late Wednesday night, according to the Kremlin. An official with the Skating Club confirmed six people from the Boston area were aboard the plane.

DC Fire and EMS Chief John Donnelly shared details on the conditions of the water as responders continue their efforts to find more victims from the deadly plane collision near Reagan National Airport.

On final approach into Reagan National it collided with a military aircraft on an otherwise normal approach,” American Airlines CEO Robert Isom said. “At this time we don’t know why