News helicopter flies too close to medical helicopter, Leicester MA
A news helicopter flew too close to a medical Life Flight helicopter preparing to take off near the high school in Leicester. Air traffic control was contacted to redirect the news helicopter for safety.
Audio|Source: Worcester City Police
01:28
Transcript:
00:00
Do you have a way to contact the air traffic control up here by the Worcester Airport? I don't have a number here.
00:07
We have a Life Flight just over the border in Leicester, and there's a news helicopter that's too close to the Life Flight helicopter.
00:14
They're looking to try to get air traffic control to push it back.
00:21
Stand by. I'll reach out over there.
00:23
Thank you very much.
00:30
20, they're not here.
00:36
20, stand by.
00:44
Take a wrong turn there.
00:46
It could be there in a second.
00:47
All right, thank you.
01:00
Station after Worcester on the tie.
01:03
What's answering?
01:05
If you can just go with that information, I'll give it to them directly.
01:09
Thank you. They're looking for air traffic control to route the news helicopter away from our Life Flight helicopter that is landed north of the high school in Leicester.
01:23
That's where the landing zone is.
01:24
They're going to be taking off momentarily and the news helicopter is too close.
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Location mentioned:
Near Main St, Leicester, MA 01524
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