Graubünden police report SRF helicopter pilots
The Graubünden cantonal police want to report the pilot of a helicopter with an SRF film crew on board to the Federal Office of Civil Aviation. The pilot is accused of violating the airspace closure during the Rhaetian Railway train accident.
The airspace closure near Tiefencastel was imposed by the Grisons cantonal police's operations coordinator after the train accident, as police spokeswoman Anita Senti told media reports on Monday. Such closures are imposed so as not to hinder the rescue work. According to Senti, the report will be sent to the federal authorities later this week together with a report on the incident. SRF commented on the incident last Friday evening: the pilot had tried to obtain information but found out about the closure too late. The helicopter that was on duty for SRF was apparently carrying a system that warns of collisions, and at no time did it approach another helicopter. In addition, the pilot had complied with the regulation that an accident site may not be approached closer than a distance of 500 meters. (SDA)
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