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Air ambulance on a night flight from Nanaimo, deliberately targeted by someone shining a green laser
BY , Apr 22, 2020 9:30 PM - REPORT AN ERROR
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Transport Canada confirms an air ambulance on a night flight from Nanaimo, BC to Victoria General Hospital was deliberately targeted by someone shining a green laser from the ground.
The incident happened Saturday night as the helicopter was on its final approach.
The company has filed a police report.
Aiming a laser at an aircraft is a federal offence under the Aeronautics Act that is punishable by fines of up to 100 thousand dollars and five years in prison.
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