Around noon today, I was trying to pick something to watch. So I was flipping back and forth between several channels, and they all seemed to be showing yet another police pursuit. A young guy was driving a large truck very slowly through a residential area and the police were right behind him. I decided that I would watch whichever channel was not showing the chase, because I am opposed to the live airing of police pursuits. I was still channel hopping when the crash occurred.

I saw/heard every part of the tragic event that was broadcast. I kept shaking my head in disbelief because the accident involved two veteran helicopter pilots, and I couldn’t believe that there could be a fatal crash in broad daylight with no wind or inclement weather.

I am saddened that they died over such a senseless, waste of time non-story that wouldn’t have even been remembered if not for the crash. The men on the helicopters were all fine journalists and reporters, some of them having risked their lives before in order to help during other search and rescues in the past. How tragic that they all died for the insignificant story that played out below them.

The crash was caused by human error, a mistake that could’ve happened if they all were covering a local golf tournament. I don’t fault the pilots and I hope that no one starts blaming one or the other of them. Errors happen, it’s part of life, and sadly, also part of death.