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It is already past 10 pm on Thursday night when a helicopter begins to circle in the night sky over Biel BE. It hangs over the city for minutes.
Eyewitnesses observe the use of the helicopter: “It flew in the same place for a long time. A house was lit with a floodlight all the time, ”a reader reporter told BLICK.
Rega-Heli was on a night flight exercise
Bern police reported the unusual operation for the first time on Friday morning. At VIEW’s request, spokesperson Christoph Gnägi says: “A helicopter pilot was blinded by a laser pointer while flying over the city.” The helicopter had previously been on a night flight exercise.
The affected helicopter is a Rega air rescue plane. There you confirm the laser attack. “The blind crew were able to identify the alleged location of the blender from the air and reported it to the police,” says Rega’s Adrian Schindler.
The block of the house was then illuminated with spotlights until the alerted patrol reached the scene. However, the laser blender has yet to be found. Clarifications are still ongoing.
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“In the worst case, the pilot loses control”
As a rogue, you don’t want to let the laser attack slip away. Such an attack is “dangerous and irresponsible,” says Schindler. “When working at night, the eye is particularly sensitive to glare. A pilot who briefly loses his sight due to a laser glare attack could, in the worst case scenario, lose control of the helicopter. ”Therefore, Rega pilots are asked to report and report glare.
After all, no one appears to have been seriously injured by the glare on Thursday night. Rega’s crew had their way in horror. (cat)
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