WASHINGTON, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Officials have positively identified 66 of the 67 people killed in Wednesday's midair collision between an American Airlines AAL.O passenger jet and a military helicopter over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C.
A joint statement from agencies on Tuesday said all 67 bodies have been recovered. Work continues by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to remove the airplane wreckage from the Potomac. Officials plan to begin removing the helicopter wreckage on Wednesday.
(Reporting by David Shepardson and Jasper Ward; Editing by Leslie Adler)
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