A scary moment in Utah when a climber’s rope is struck by a helicopters blade during an evacuation of a hiker who fell 300 feet. 

The result is immediate and terrifying: the pilot loses control, and the helicopter hits the side of the mountain. Somehow, he regained control, and flew the aircraft away from the cliff—barely missing the rescuers in the process—and landed safely.

 

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