
I landed at DC's Reagan Airport minutes before deadly plane crash... what I saw made my blood run cold
Daily MailFlashing red lights and emergency services are not uncommon on the tarmac at any busy international airport, and as a reporter for DailyMail.com who has traveled thousands of miles, I should know. DailyMail.com reporter Emma James had just landed at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport minutes before the fatal plane crash occurred. She is seen outside Terminal 2 where American Airlines is located Washington DC fire and emergency medical services chief John Donnelly said the bodies of 27 plane passengers and one from the helicopter have been pulled from the water so far All hope that there was only a minor incident was immediately quashed after rumors swirled online that a small aircraft had crashed into a helicopter, and both were down in the Potomac River. Emma recalled arriving at the airport to see a caravan of emergency vehicles flashing their lights, all heading straight for the river Emergency response teams are pictured assessed the airplane wreckage in the Potomac River on Wednesday night When it was confirmed that commercial American Airlines flight 5342 had been downed, a palpable tension was immediately felt through the terminal, she said. Washington DC fire and emergency medical services chief John Donnelly said the bodies of 27 plane passengers and one from the helicopter had been pulled from the water so far.
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