US President Donald Trump
US President Donald Trump says the helicopter involved in Wednesday's fatal air crash near Washington DC "was flying too high" - but has provided no evidence to back up the claim.
White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt told reporters that the president "based that statement on the truth" from briefings he has received.
An investigation is under way to establish what caused the collision between the US army helicopter and an American Airlines passenger plane, killing 67 people.
Efforts to recover the bodies of those killed are continuing on the Potomac River, with officials reporting that 41 bodies have now been retrieved. Authorities say 28 people have been identified.
A professional diver told the BBC that the main challenge for the team searching the river will be cold, dark waters which reduce visibility to near-zero.
Investigators have already recovered the flight data recorders, known as black boxes, from the wreckage of the passenger plane.
A preliminary report into the crash will be issued in 30 days.
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