The rescue team corresponding to the collision during the flight on January 29, where the PSA airline MHIRJ CRJ700 is involved, has been fighting a very challenging situation because it has been washed off the ice Potomac River at night for survivors. Masu.
“The conditions there is very rough for the response. It's cold. Washington DC Fire Department states:
He added that the river is a large black spots without light, and that the whole rescue activity is being done on the water.
The diver was underwater immediately after the collision including CRJ700 and Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk. It generated nearly 21:00 local time, clearly pushing both aircraft into the river. The authorities have added that the water is cold and the diver is working mainly on “fragments of ice”.
The crash occurred at low altitude because the CRJ700 pilot was preparing to land on the Ronal Dragan Washington National Runway 33.
About 200 people are involved in rescue missions, using “Boat -Police and Fire Corps from the entire region”, and working in about 8 feet (2.4m) water. Masu.
Mayor Washington DC Muriel Bowser says that 64 people were on the CRJ700 and three were on the UH-60. The survivors have not been reported, but Bowser refuses to say if a living person is alive.
