A boater was arrested after allegedly opening fire on a Coast Guard helicopter crew as it responded to a call for help near New Orleans, officials said over the weekend.
"Safety of life was our number one priority during this challenging incident,” said Lt. Phillip VanderWeit, a spokesman for the Eighth Coast Guard District.
The Coast Guard had received a"distress signal early Thursday morning from an activated emergency position indicating radio beacon belonging to a 40-foot sailing vessel" about 75 miles south of Southwest Pass, Louisiana, the agency said in a statement. "The aircrew heard objects striking the aircraft and immediately departed the scene due to aircraft and crew safety concerns," according to the statement."Upon returning to Air Station New Orleans, the aircrew observed impacts to the helicopter rotors consistent with projectiles from a firearm."The alleged shooter was taken into custody without incident on Friday, according to the Coast Guard.
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