Families were waiting at the airport to welcome home loved ones when their plane, just minutes from landing, collided midair with a military helicopter in a fiery explosion, plunging 67 lives full of promise into the cold,

At least 55 victims have been positively identified from Wednesday night's midair collision between an American Airlines jet and a military Black Hawk helicopter, Fire Chief John Donnelly of the Washington, D.C., Fire Department said Sunday afternoon.

Two of the victims of the deadly collision have been identified as Bob and Lori Schrock, who were Kansas residents who owned property in Oklahoma. Michael Simpson, a friend of the couple, said that Bob Schrock became a role model and a big part of his life.

Family members of the victims of the plane crash in Washington, D.C., visited the crash site on Sunday morning. Dozens of the victims' loved ones could be seen gathered by the Potomac River to commemorate the 67 people killed in the deadly midair collision last week.

Officials have positively identified 55 of the 67 people killed in Wednesday's midair collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and a military helicopter over the Potomac River, Washington,

Officials gave an update on water recovery efforts days after American Airlines Flight 5342 collided with a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter and plunged into the Potomac River. As of Sunday, the remains of 55 victims have been positively identified from the crash.