Francis B. Pera of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said. Authorities on Monday pulled two of the plane's engines and the fuselage from the water and had started to retrieve one of its wings.

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

The Army Corps said it is first salvaging the jet — which still is believed to have bodies in it — and afterward, it will recover the fallen Black Hawk.