Husband reveals final text from wife on board doomed flight

The husband of a woman on board American Airlines flight 5342 has revealed the final text he received from his wife just minutes before her flight collided with a US Army helicopter at around 9pm on Wednesday night. 

Hamaad Raza told  WUSA9  that his wife had been texting him while she was on board the flight from Wichita, Kansas to Washington DC before the plane collided with the military helicopter and plunged into the river. 

She had texted him:  “Landing in 20 minutes” but when his replies failed to send, he realised that something was wrong. 

“That’s when I realized something might be up”, Raza shared.

Raza's wife, who was only 26-years-old, was travelling to Wichita for work had “always had a fear of flying and that she never really was comfortable”. 

Aviation officials have yet to provide and explanation for the crash, as commercial airlines are supposed to receive a warning  of potential collisions through a Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS).

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Emergency services have been deployed throughout the night in freezing and icy conditions in attempt to find bodies among the wreckage, with dozens already recovered from the water. 

“I'm just praying that somebody's pulling her out of the river right now, as we speak," Raza told WUSA9 in the early hours of Wednesday.

“That's all I can pray for, I'm just praying to God.”

Raza is waiting for answers from officials but has been left in the dark on any information about his wife. 

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