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Officials identify 55 victims in Washington DC jet crash

EPA-EFE/AARON SCHWARTZ

Officials have identified 55 of the 67 victims in the deadly midair collision over the Potomac River, DC Fire and EMS Chief John Donnelly announced.

Recovery efforts continue at the crash site. "While that's going on, the local teams will continue to search down the shorelines and around the river to make sure that we're getting all the debris that's out there," Donnelly added.

The crash involved a US Army Black Hawk helicopter carrying three crew members and a PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 with 64 people aboard.

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