Air traffic control staffing at Washington, D.C.’s Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport was “not normal for the time of day and volume of traffic,” on Wednesday night when a Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines jet collided mid-air, according to a new report.

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Both of the flight data recorders – known as black boxes – from the passenger aircraft that collided with a military helicopter at DCA has been recovered from the Potomac River, authorities told CNN.

The two devices will now be taken to labs to examine their contents.

President Donald Trump used a deadly air crash that killed three Army aviators and 64 passengers and crew aboard an American Airlines jet to attack his two Democratic predecessors and falsely suggest the tragedy was the result of diversity initiatives in government.

In his first visit to the White House briefing room since returning to the presidency last week, Trump initially offered a moment of silence for the victims and praised the efforts of first responders after the crash, which took place just before 9 p.m. ET at Reagan National Airport outside Washington.

CNN reports that more than 40 bodies have been removed from the Potomac River as of late Thursday afternoon, citing sources with knowledge of official operations.

Dive operations were concluded for the day due to daylight, conditions on the water and the belief that most of the victims that can be reached without removing parts of the aircraft from the water have already been recovered, a law enforcement source told the outlet.

All 67 people involved in the crash are presumed dead, authorities said previously.

In a joint statement, put out on Thursday, the Washington Figure Skating Club and the Skating Club of Northern Virginia said they were “devastated” by Wednesday night’s collision.

“This heartbreaking accident has shaken the local skating community in Virginia, Maryland, the District of Columbia—as well as in Boston and across the nation,” the statement read. “Our hearts go out to families, friends, and loved ones mourning this unimaginable grief.”

They added: “As we continue to process this tragedy, we honor the memories of those who we have lost—their passion for the sport, the friendships they cultivated, and the joy they brought to the ice. Their presence at our rinks and in our community is deeply felt, and their absence is indescribable.

“WFSC and SCNV are deeply committed to supporting our skaters, their families, and the wider figure-skating community during this heartbreaking time. We know that there is much concern and confusion about who was on the flight, and will share the list once it has been confirmed.”

Donald Trump says he will be meeting with some of the families of the victims from the DC collision, but did not specify when.

“I will be meeting with some people that were very badly hurt with their family member, obviously, but I’ll be meeting with some of the families, yeah,” he told reporters.

Trump said he did not have plans currently to visit first responders at the site of the collision.