Authorities have said the operation to remove the plane will take several days and they will then work to remove the military helicopter involved in the crash.

Salvage crews have removed a large portion of a commercial jet from the Potomac River near Washington’s Reagan National Airport on Monday, five days after a midair collision last week that killed 67 people.

Salvage crews have removed from the Potomac River a large part of the commercial jet that was involved in a deadly midair collision with a military helicopter last week.