By Brian Todd
Post-Bulletin
ROCHESTER, Minn. 鈥� One of Mayo Clinic鈥檚 air ambulances was forced to make an emergency landing during the evening on Friday, April 5, 2024, after a bird struck the helicopter鈥檚 windshield.
According to a statement from Mayo Clinic , the air ambulance was transporting one patient and a crew of four when a bird struck the windshield of the aircraft causing damage.
The helicopter landed at an athletic field in Plainview, Minnesota, as a precautionary measure, and 鈥渃are continued uninterrupted until the patient was safely transported by ambulance to the receiving medical center,鈥� according to the statement.
No one onboard the helicopter was injured due to the collision with the bird.
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