US restricts helicopter flights after Washington crash, 'black boxes' recovered

The Blackhawk helicopter was flying too high, by a lot. It was far above the 200-foot limit,

he asserted in the Truth Social update posted on Friday

They normally get calls for aircraft in distress. This time it rang, and all they heard was crash, crash, crash,

said David Hoagland, head of the Fire and EMS union

Our heartfelt thoughts and prayers go out to the families and individuals impacted by this devastating event.

MLS' D.C. United also offered their condolences, adding

We join all of the DMV in grieving the tremendous loss of life in last night's horrific accident over the Potomac River,

the team wrote

We are deeply saddened by the tragedy near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport last night,

the statement said