More of the wreckage of an American Airlines regional plane was recovered Tuesday from last week's deadly midair collision over Washington, D.C., that sent the airliner and an Army Black Hawk helicopter crashing into the Potomac River.

Officials said the bodies of several victims remain in the plane's fuselage and their "dignified" removal is a main priority.

Authorities said the death is not related to the American Airlines and Black Hawk helicopter collision that happened on Wednesday night.