Portraits emerge of lives lost in deadly midair collision over the Potomac River

Feb 1, 2025 - 01:00
Portraits emerge of lives lost in deadly midair collision over the Potomac River
View of a portion of the Washington, D.C., skyline, with the air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan airport seen in the foreground.

The victims of the first major U.S. commercial air disaster in 16 years included a rising legal star, an engineering student coming from her grandfather's funeral, two Chinese nationals, a group of hunters, tradesmen and several people who were part of the figure skating community.