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Helicopter snags cable!

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Check out this helicopter crash when it snags a cable. http://www.chonday.com/Videos/chopersteelrope2 If you watch closely the pilot is almost thrown from the chopper, but his harness appears to have done its job. Everyone on the ground was also VERY lucky!!!
I found HIG on the belly of the chopper to be interesting for obvious reasons.

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That's insane.
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They are very lucky no one was cut in two by either the cable or the rotor!
I still can't believe the cable wasn't marked when they started.

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Crazy footage. Everyone on the ground seems surprisingly well composed right afterwards given the situation!
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Styles Bitchley wrote:Crazy footage. Everyone on the ground seems surprisingly well composed right afterwards given the situation!
I agree with you Styles.....I think everyone was still in shock........I'm sure it sunk in later!

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