A small aircraft crashed in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport late Wednesday, and fire boats were on the scene, the Washington fire department said.The District of Columbia's Metropolitan Police Department said on its social media accounts that it was responding to an apparent airplane crash in the Potomac River.

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A small aircraft crashed in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport late Wednesday, and fire boats were on the scene, the Washington fire department said.

Search efforts continue after an American Airlines plane from Wichita, with 64 people on board, collided with an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., and crashed into the Potomac River.

While driving home, Ari Shulman said a "spray of sparks" in the sky caught his attention as he watched in horror the midair collision unfold.

Animal rescuers in Washington, D.C., teamed up with police and firefighters to rescue a deer stranded in the icy Potomac River.

A deer in danger in Washington, D.C. was saved from the icy Potomac River by first responders. The Washington Metropolitan Police Department Harbor Patrol and the D.C. Fire and EMS Fireboat crew. Animal Control dispatchers were alerted of the deer by multiple people passing by the area.

A deer that was stranded on the frozen Potomac River in Washington ... The Brandywine Valley SPCA said it got help from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Harbor Patrol as well as the District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services’ Fireboat ...

Officials indicated a number of people died after an American Airlines flight collided with a military helicopter Wednesday night, causing both to crash into

A US passenger plane carrying 64 people crashed into Washington's chilly Potomac River on Wednesday after colliding mid-air with

Through maps, videos, photos and radio transmissions, CNN is piecing together what occurred during the deadly, midair collision.

A small aircraft crashed in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, prompting a multi-agency search and rescue operation. The incident led to the halting of all takeoffs and landings at the airport.