(WLIO) - As the number of drones continues to grow, Ohio is looking toward the future and how to keep the airspace safe for both manned and un…
First responders and a pair of life flight helicopters were called to the scene at County Road D and Road 2, just after 4:30 p.m. Thursday afternoon. Initial indications are that one person had to be extricated, with two adults and three children transported from the scene.
Officials said a helicopter from air station Detroit noticed a group of people on the floe near Ohio's Catawba Island at about 1 p.m. Sunday with several all-terrain vehicles seeking a route back to land. The helicopter lifted seven people from the floe. An airboat dispatched from the nearby Marblehead Station rescued four others. Officials said the other seven people were picked up and taken to shore by a good Samaritan who also had an airboat at the scene.
For the past couple of days, Haverfield Aviation has been upgrading the power lines near Old State Rt. 12. To get workers and new parts up to the power lines, they’ve been using a small helicopter. The workers fly through the air suspended under the helicopter, waiting to drop down on the towers.
Pleasant Township – On September 3, 2020 at approximately 10:44 A.M., Troopers from the Van Wert Post responded to an injury crash at the intersection of US 224 and Lincoln Highway in Pleasant Township, in Van Wert County.