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Bullet Strikes MedFlight Helicopter

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Key Takeaways:

  • A MedFlight of Ohio helicopter was discovered with a .22 caliber bullet hole and a round inside its fuselage following a flight in northern Ohio, though no injuries were reported.
  • Federal law enforcement, including the FAA and Department of Homeland Security, are taking the incident very seriously and investigating, while local police suggest it might have been a lucky shot from a child.
  • The Eurocopter EC 135 helicopter remains grounded as the federal investigation into the apparent "pot shot" continues.
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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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