NEW : Crews recover the pilot 's body from the Hudson River , the FAA says . Comment: Divers worked in 8 to 10 feet of water to attach straps to the plane , a 1969 BAC 167 Strikemaster jet , so that a recovery helicopter from a New Hampshire company could try to lift it out of the river Sunday afternoon , Regan said . The next step is to remove the rest of the plane from the water , the FAA says . The vintage military jet crashed Saturday near Ulster , New York .
NEW : Crews recover the pilot 's body from the Hudson River , the FAA says . Comment: The next step is to remove the rest of the plane from the water , the FAA says . The vintage military jet crashed Saturday near Ulster , New York .