SkyFox pilot injured after seagull shatters chopper windshield
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PLEASANT PRARIE, Wis. - SkyFox's pilot made a heroic emergency landing after being struck in the face by a seagull Wednesday morning.
Pilot Mike Sypien was flying the helicopter from Kenosha, Wisconsin back to Chicago at about 11:15 a.m. when the bird strike happened.
A seagull flew into the front window shattering it and striking Sypien in the face.
He was able to keep the chopper steady and landed the aircraft safely in a field in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin.
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Seagull shatters helicopter windshield prompting emergency landing in Wisconsin.
There was a photographer on board who was not injured. Sypien and the passenger were transported to an area hospital when the pilot was treated for cuts and scrapes.
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