Recovery efforts are ongoing following the tragic Wednesday night mid-air collision between a military H-60 Black Hawk helicopter and a PSA-operated CRJ700 near Reagan National Airport (DCA) in Washington, D.C. 

Friday afternoon, there were two press conferences held by officials: the first from EMS/first responders and the second by the National Transportation Safety Board. 

Following is a brief summation of the information shared by authorities at the press conferences:

Per John Donnelly - DC Fire EMS Chief:

Per Terry Liercke - VP and Airport Manager of Reagan National Airport:

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Per Todd Inman:

Inman took several questions from the press. In a nutshell, the investigation is ongoing, and they will continue to investigate the cause(s) of the crash and keep the public apprised. He noted that their job is to find the facts and make sure a tragedy like this never happens again.

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