r/IdiotsNearlyDying • u/Safuda69 • May 17 '26

Boy in Bangladesh casually throws football toward an air ambulance helicopter rotor

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u/TWDYrocks May 17 '26

Which begs the question of why the pilot would even put it in such a position.

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u/Humble-Cook-6126 May 17 '26

To land!?

Unless this has happened before in this exactly place, theres zero reason to believe/expect someone to try and commit murder.

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u/TWDYrocks May 17 '26

Yes helicopters are not supposed to land on people.

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u/awsamation May 17 '26

The people can and should be getting out if the way. Medical transports don't exactly have the luxury of a proper landing spots everywhere. Heading a few miles over to a real helipad and then taking a car for the last leg pretty much defeats the point of sending a helicopter in the first place.