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Bullet Strikes MedFlight Helicopter

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Key Takeaways:

  • A MedFlight of Ohio helicopter was discovered with a bullet hole and a .22 caliber round after a flight over northern Ohio.
  • The incident, which caused no injuries, occurred Monday and has led to the helicopter being grounded while federal agencies investigate.
  • While federal authorities are taking the matter seriously, local police and an expert suggest the bullet could have been a "lucky hit" from a child with a .22 rifle.
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It appears someone took a pot shot at a medevac helicopter flying over northern Ohio on Monday, an incident that federal law enforcement officials are taking very seriously but which was shrugged off by local police as probably nothing more than a lucky hit by a kid with a rifle.

During a routine pre-flight inspection, a MedFlight of Ohio pilot found a bullet hole in the fuselage near the clamshell doors of a company Eurocopter EC 135. A .22 caliber round was located inside, wedged in the floorboard.

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