Rotorcraft
Coast Guard MH-65 Crew Flies Dramatic Niagara Falls Rescue
A crew from Air Station Detroit was called to extract a woman from a car in the Niagara River near American Falls.

Just after 2 p.m. on Wednesday, the crew of a U.S. Coast Guard MH-65 Airbus Helicopters Dolphin from Air Station Detroit extracted a woman from a car floating in New York’s Niagara River, lodged against rocks a mere 20 yards from the American Falls. The 80-foot hoist line operation was conducted as the MH-65 took on frozen mist from the falls that limited the air crew’s visibility. MH-65s are not equipped with deicing equipment.   


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