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Officials recover 42 remains from Potomac River as investigation into midair collision continues
Washington, D.C., officials released updates about the investigation of the Jan. 29 Potomac River midair collision on Saturday, detailing what bodies and debris have been removed from the water.
In a statement released on Saturday, Unified Command said that rescuers have recovered “42 sets of remains” from the crash area so far, and the D.C. chief medical examiner has positively identified 38.
Sixty-seven people died in the incident.
Officials also said that they attempted to remove the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter with a crane, which was “briefly stabilized,” but that the removal has not been successful so far.
“The U.S. Coast Guard is on the scene with numerous resources assisting with search efforts and enforcing a safety zone on the Potomac River,” the statement read.
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Emergency workers recover debris Thursday from the Potomac River in the aftermath of the collision between American Eagle flight 5342 and a Black Hawk helicopter. (Reuters/Carlos Barria)
“Today, salvage crews from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Navy’s Supervisor of Salvage and Diving are assessing the area and preparing for the recovery of the aircraft,” the statement added. “Divers from the salvage company are surveying the wreckage throughout the day.”
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District also released a timeline of the recovery operations, which is expected to begin Monday and end Feb 12.
“The operations are expected to commence Feb. 3, pending results of detailed salvage surveys that will determine the full breadth of the debris field and allow for creation of a lift plan that addresses large wreckage,” the statement read. “The initial focus is removal of the remnants of the regional jet, which is expected to take three days.”
“Following recovery of the jet, crews will shift to recovery of the Black Hawk helicopter and associated wreckage. Upon completion of large lifts, on or around Feb. 8, crews will focus on clearing the remaining debris field with salvage baskets before demobilizing equipment by Feb. 12.”
In a news conference early Saturday evening, officials said that they were “working through the transcript of the air traffic control,” according to National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) member Todd Inman.
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National Transportation Safety Board member Todd Inman speaks with reporters at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Saturday, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
“Both the airplane and the helicopter would hear any air traffic control, but they would not hear the other aircraft or helicopter,” Inman explained. “I bring that up because we are now working through the transcript of the air traffic control, and many people have heard different recordings [online].”
“Those do not contain the UHF (ultra-high frequency) radio transmissions…as we synchronize the timing on that, we hope to be able to release them [Sunday].”
Officials were also unable to confirm if the crew members in the Black Hawk helicopter were wearing night vision goggles at the time of the incident.
“We can verify it was on a training flight that would utilize night vision goggles,” Inman said. “We do not know at this time if the night vision goggles were actively being worn, nor what the setting may be. Further investigation should be able to let us know if that occurred and what it may factor. It may play in the overall accident.”
Also on Saturday, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy released a video on X stating that he has recently spoken to family members of the victims, saying that their pain is “unimaginable.”
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Thursday, in the aftermath of Wednesday night’s collision of American Eagle flight 5342 and a Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into the Potomac River, in Arlington, Va., U.S. (Eduardo Munoz/Reuters)
“When I know information, I’m going to share with them, but also with the American people,” Duffy said. “Yesterday, we restricted the airspace around DCA from helicopter travel, making sure people feel safe as they come in and out of our capital city in the coming days.”
“We’re going to have more announcements. I want Americans to feel confident in American air travel.”
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Florida attorney general demands nursing board revoke license of nurse who wished injury on Karoline Leavitt
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Florida attorney general James Uthmeier is calling for the Florida Board of Nursing to revoke the license of a woman after she said she hoped White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt suffers a severe injury in childbirth.
“Women shouldn’t have to worry about a politically driven nurse who wishes them pain and suffering being in the delivery room during childbirth,” Uthmeier told Fox News Digital in a statement.
“It’s evil,” he added. “The Florida Board of Nursing must take action to keep this person away from patients permanently.”
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is expecting her second child this year. (Andrew Harnik)
In a video posted on TikTok, Lexie Lawler, a former labor and delivery nurse at Baptist Health Boca Raton Regional Hospital, said, “As a labor and delivery nurse, it gives me great joy to wish Karoline Leavitt a fourth degree tear.”
She continued with explicit language, saying she hoped Leavitt would suffer a permanent injury during childbirth.
“I hope you f——- rip from bow to stern and never s— normally again, you c—,” she said.
In December, Leavitt announced that she and her husband Nick are expecting a baby girl due in May, who will join their first son, Niko, born in July 2024.
Lawler was subsequently fired from Baptist Health Boca Raton Regional Hospital.
The hospital told Fox News Digital that her comments “do not reflect our values or the standards we expect of healthcare professionals,” but Lawler has since defended her remarks in another video, and appeared to reference an unrelated shooting in Minnesota while responding to criticism over her comments.
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“Women shouldn’t have to worry about a politically-driven nurse who wishes them pain and suffering being in the delivery room during childbirth,” Uthmeier told Fox News Digital in a statement. (DOMINIC GWINN/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)
“So they just murdered a man in Minnesota, they murdered a man in Minnesota, and you mother——- are coming after me because I used bad language? F— you. I’m on the right side of this. F— you.”
A “GoFundMe” has been set up for Lawler which has raised nearly $5,000 with a goal of $14,000.
Fox News Digital reached out to the Florida Board of Nursing and Lawler for comment.
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A GoFundMe has been set up for Lawler which has raised over $4,000 with a goal of $14,000. (Photo illustration by Thomas Trutschel/Photothek via Getty Images)
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Grandson charged with murdering retired grandparents found dead in their South Carolina home
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Authorities in upstate South Carolina have arrested the 19-year-old grandson of a retired couple found slain in their home earlier this month, charging him with two counts of murder in a case that has shaken a small rural community.
The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office said Levi Kevin Jones was taken into custody late Friday and charged in connection with the deaths of Larry Moore, 76, and Sandra Moore, 75, who were discovered inside their residence on Cromer Moore Road near Westminster on Jan. 15.
Jones is also charged with two counts of possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime, according to arrest warrants obtained by Fox News Digital. He remains in custody pending a bond hearing.
The couple was found after a family member requested a welfare check when repeated attempts to reach them were unsuccessful. Investigators and the county coroner later determined the deaths were homicides.
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Larry and Sandra Moore are pictured during a church gathering at Calvary Church. The couple was later remembered by the congregation following their deaths. (Calvary Church Facebook)
According to the Oconee County Coroner’s Office, Larry Moore died from multiple stabbing injuries, while Sandra Moore died from manual strangulation. Autopsies were conducted the following day.
Arrest warrants allege Jones stabbed his grandfather multiple times in the torso and neck and strangled his grandmother, cutting off her airway and blood flow. Authorities said a knife was used during the attack.
Authorities have not provided a motive for the attack.
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The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office said the couple’s grandson, Levi Kevin Jones, is charged with two counts of murder in the case, as well as two counts of possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. (Oconee County Sheriff’s Office)
The Moores were longtime residents of the area and well known in the community as the former owners of Moore & Moore Fish Camp, a local restaurant that operated for decades before the couple retired.
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They were also active members of Calvary Church, where friends described them as regular attendees.
“They were always there,” Stacy Brooks, who attended church, told Fox News Digital. “You expected to see them every time you went. They were faithful people.”
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The Oconee County Coroner’s Office, which assisted in the investigation into the deaths of Larry and Sandra Moore, is shown in an exterior view. (Oconee County Coroner’s Office)
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Brooks said the killings have been difficult for residents of the small upstate South Carolina town to process.
“This is a close community, and something like this just doesn’t happen often,” she said.
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The sheriff’s office previously said the killings appeared to be an isolated incident and that there was no ongoing threat to the public.
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Florida deputies race to save 4-year-old who stopped breathing and had no pulse on interstate, video shows
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Deputies in Florida raced to save the life of a 4-year-old child on Interstate 275 after the boy suffered a medical emergency, authorities said Sunday.
Hillsborough County sheriff’s deputies responded at around 5:20 p.m. Saturday to a “person down” call involving an unresponsive child on the highway.
When deputies arrived, the child was not breathing and had no pulse.
Bodycam footage shows deputies rushing to the vehicle on the side of the interstate and pulling the child out of the back seat.
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The child was not breathing and had no pulse when deputies arrived at the scene, the sheriff’s office said. (Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office)
As one deputy picked up the boy, a woman who had been performing CPR could be heard saying, “He’s breathing!”
The deputy carried the child to the side of the interstate, laid him on the ground and began CPR.
Deputies performed CPR immediately and continued until paramedics arrived. (Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office)
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“There’s something in the mouth. Pull it out!” one rescuer said.
It was unclear what was blocking the child’s breathing, but once it was cleared, first responders continued CPR until Tampa Fire Rescue crews arrived and took over treatment.
The boy was taken to a local hospital where he was recovering in stable condition. (Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office)
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Officials said the child was transported to St. Joseph’s Hospital and is now listed as being in stable condition.
The sheriff’s office credited the deputies’ quick actions with saving the child’s life.
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