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2 Injured When Helicopter Flips In Lake Erie
POSTED: 8:04 am EDT September 17, 2006
PORT CLINTON, Ohio -- A low-flying helicopter crashed into Lake Erie on Saturday less than a mile from the Davis-Besse nuclear plant, injuring the two people inside, authorities said.
The pilot told police he was flying about 26 feet above the lake doing a survey when the helicopter's front-mounted instrument boom hit the water and caused it to flip, said dispatcher Diana Faunda of the State Highway Patrol post in Sandusky.
Pilot James Purkis, 50, of Ashland, Ore., and passenger Kristin Judy, 22, of Eugene, Ore., managed to get out of the helicopter after it crashed. A boater let them hang onto the side of the boat until authorities arrived, Faunda said.
The helicopter was completely submerged, said Port Clinton police officer Daniel Laird, who responded to the scene. He said Purkis had cuts on his face from broken glass.
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Something odd about this one...flying at 26 feet for mapping? Less than a mile from a nuke plant? Company incorporated in 2004, specializes in unexploded ordinances? See my post.