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Obviously, they're making really good progress in a short amount of time. But I'm sure that recovery of the victims should be the number one priority… providing closure to these families that have lost their loved ones should be the most important thing,
Once it's turned over to a recovery mission…our goal is to provide that closure,
This is incredibly unusual. You know, we're trained and always ready to answer the call…when the dive call comes in. But that's typically involving one victim. And in rare occasions, a couple of victims,
Jake Crockett, a firefighter and diver with the Scuba Rescue Team of Chesterfield Fire & EMS, told Fox News Digital Once that is completed, then recovering the two aircraft and then also finding as much of the debris from the collision that they can in the river,
The Potomac is, is massive, you know, from where they are, it goes hundreds of miles all the way out to the Chesapeake Bay,
The first responder family is massive and everyone's always willing,
They've got a really big job ahead of them, which is why I think this is going to be weeks-long, because in order to be thorough, they're going to be up and down that river for miles looking,
It's going to be zero visibility or close to zero is that they'll be diving in, and so looking for small parts of an aircraft in that kind of visibility is going to be extremely challenging…the waters here and the lakes and ponds and rivers…when you go in, it's just dark,
The water temperature especially is just above freezing, which is, you know, it would be absolutely unbearable to jump in without, you know, without the appropriate diving suits,
They had very high standards, but they were just the kindest, most professional and then gentle folks,
They're what we would call developmental coaches. They took kids from their very first steps on the ice, and they turned them into champions, including their son, Max,
United States airspace is the safest in the world. ... Safety is one of our top priorities, and we continue to ensure that the airport is safe."
Lierecke denied any problems in the Friday press conference, saying We have to have our smartest people” as air traffic controllers
Trump said Thursday morning A memorial is very important because it is a place where people come to gather, where people can come to cry and share their prayers, a place that becomes a temple where we highlight the names of those deceased and perhaps compliment them with photos,
Right now we don't have all of those facts, contrary to what some folks out there — including the President — might be saying,
We need to make sure we give (these agencies) all the support and resources they need so they can do an independent, thorough investigation,
said Davids, who represents a district in the state where the American Airlines plane departed from There are going to be 67 people’s families, loved ones, friends, colleagues, communities that are going to feel the impacts of this for the rest of our lives,
The investigation needs to be had, but right now the focus in the city of Wichita is on the families who have been impacted, the individuals who have friends who were on that flight,
Here in Wichita right now, our hearts are broken,
It’s hard to imagine the hole that Liz left will ever be filled,