The Rescue of Helene Survivors in NC Was a Private Undertaking
The rescue operation was an unpaid entrepreneurial mission, Operation Airdrop, by private helicopter pilots using their own equipment. Here is an interview with one participant:
Helicopter Pilot Undertakes Rescue Mission: Untitled 102
FEMA, federal agencies and state resources were late to the event and mostly an impediment when they did arrive. Generally, local officials were welcoming and appreciative of the private rescue operation. However, some pilots were threatened with arrest and ordered out of the area. I spoke to one pilot who faced arrest on two occasions because having to land in limited spaces “endangered nearby people.” It seems some authorities misinterpreted rescue as endan
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