One local family is mourning their loss of a loved one who was killed in the plane crash outside along the Potomac River near Washington, D.C., Wednesday night.

I’m just praying that somebody’s pulling her out of the river as we speak. That’s all I can pray for,” said Hamaad Raza, whose family is from St. Louis.

President Donald Trump began his White House briefing Thursday with a moment of silence and a prayer for victims of Wednesday's crash at Reagan National Airport. Trump on Thursday variously pointed the finger at the helicopter’s pilot,