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Helicopters over the Potomac River aren't rescuing people, they're dropping off drilling crews
Helicopters over the Potomac River aren’t rescuing people, they’re dropping off drilling crews
Luke Lukert | llukert@wtop.com
January 27, 2025, 5:30 PM
Helicopters over the Potomac River aren’t rescuing people, they’re dropping off drilling crews
Occasionally, helicopters can be seen over the Potomac River rescuing people stranded on the rocks, but it’s rare see a helicopter putting people on them. That’s exactly what is happening this week just north of Great Falls in Virginia. ... D.C. Water is dropping crews and a 14-ton drilling rig to gather samples for a future sewer project.
In the cold dawn hours Monday morning, helicopters dangling pairs of workers made several trips, dropping them onto the uneven and frozen rocks in the middle of the Potomac River.
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Luke Lukert
Since joining WTOP Luke Lukert has held just about every job in the newsroom from producer to web writer and now he works as a full-time reporter. He is an avid fan of UGA football. Go Dawgs!
llukert@wtop.com
Luke Lukert | llukert@wtop.com
January 27, 2025, 5:30 PM
Helicopters over the Potomac River aren’t rescuing people, they’re dropping off drilling crews
Occasionally, helicopters can be seen over the Potomac River rescuing people stranded on the rocks, but it’s rare see a helicopter putting people on them. That’s exactly what is happening this week just north of Great Falls in Virginia. ... D.C. Water is dropping crews and a 14-ton drilling rig to gather samples for a future sewer project.
In the cold dawn hours Monday morning, helicopters dangling pairs of workers made several trips, dropping them onto the uneven and frozen rocks in the middle of the Potomac River.
{snip}
Luke Lukert
Since joining WTOP Luke Lukert has held just about every job in the newsroom from producer to web writer and now he works as a full-time reporter. He is an avid fan of UGA football. Go Dawgs!
llukert@wtop.com
They were followed by a specialized drill that can punch out 2.5-inch rock samples. ... They will use that drill to dig 50 feet into the rocks that jut out near the Washington Aqueduct to gather core samples that will help inform them on the future project, but the work this week will be harrowing.
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