Following the recovery of all 67 victims from the air collision over the Potomac River, the focus has shifted to clearing debris from the crash site. A specialized plane equipped with LiDAR technology was deployed to scan the river, using green laser light to detect smaller wreckage beneath the water's surface. LiDAR's capabilities extend beyond this incident and have previously proved vital in disaster response efforts, including assessing infrastructure damage and aiding disaster prevention measures such as predicting tsunamis.
Now that rescue crews have recovered the remains of all 67 people aboard the two aircraft that collided over the Potomac River last week, emergency response work has shifted to clearing debris at the crash site.
The technology is regularly deployed as part of disaster response and prevention efforts, including identifying spots where New Orleans' levy system failed post-Hurricane Katrina.
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