Fifty -five bodies were recovered from the frozen waters of the Potomak River, four days after, which claimed the lives of 67 people.
“New corpses were identified and recovered. So far, 55 victims of this accident have been identified, “said Fire Chief John Donnelly during a press conference on Sunday afternoon.
Investigations continue
“We will stay here and continue our investigations until we will retrieve them all,” he pledged. “We expect that we will find other corpses by retracting the fate of the fatal aircraft,” he said.
Following meticulous preparation, research teams are preparing to start the business to rebuild the largest part of today’s Koufari, Monday, February 3.
A crane was taken near the shore yesterday, he found a photojournalist of the French agency. Over 200 boats participate in the business.
Relatives left white roses at the point
Earlier yesterday, Sunday, relatives of the victims gathered on the bank of Potomak, near where the helicopter collided, and left white roses.
Lack of staff
“Lack of air traffic control staff has been a major problem for years,” the new Transport Minister Sean Dafi admitted on Sunday at Fox News, promising that “brilliant” professionals, “intelligent and talented” will be hired by the control towers.
US media revealed on Thursday that at the Ronald Reagan Airport Control Tower there was not even the “normal level of staffing” when the tragedy unfolded.
US President Donald Trump and the lack of staff in air traffic auditors.
Within 30 days the first finding
Researchers at the Federal Transport Security Service (NTSB) estimate that they will release a preliminary report on the causes of the air tragedy within thirty days. However, complete research may take even one year until it is completed.
Source: ertnews.gr
