An American Airlines regional jet went down in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
Fermín Ramírez Lara honored his father’s memory at the site where his father died in a horrific 1948 plane crash.
Officials said the bodies of several victims remain in the plane's fuselage and their "dignified" removal is a main priority.
A woman was flown to the hospital in critical condition following a crash on Suitland Parkway in D.C. Tuesday afternoon.