(NEXSTAR) — We’re getting the first images back from photographers covering ... a large search-and-rescue operation in the nearby Potomac River. LATEST UPDATES: Passenger jet and Black Hawk ...

A passenger jet coming from Kansas collided with a military Black Hawk helicopter and crashed into the Potomac River in D.C. while ... please send photos to the WTOP app on iOS or Android.

The crash occurred around 9 p.m. before search and rescue efforts began in the nearby Potomac River for the 60 passengers and four crew members from the plane and three soldiers from the helicopter.

A U.S. Army vessel that’s part of search and rescue operations removes debris in the Potomac River. Al Drago/Getty Images American Airlines Flight 5342 departed from Wichita, Kansas and collided ...