Military helicopter rescues stuck chopper from muddy field
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}In this Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016 photo from video by KPRC-TV, the shadow of a Chinook helicopter can be seen at right as it lifts a Texas Army National Guard AH-64D Apache helicopter from a muddy field near Wallisville, Texas. The Texas Military Department of Public Affairs said the Apache was on a training mission late Tuesday when it encountered problems and made an emergency landing. Nobody was hurt. (KPRC-TV via AP) (The Associated Press)
Officials say a Chinook helicopter rescued a smaller military helicopter from a muddy field near Houston after it had mechanical troubles and made an emergency landing.
The Texas Military Department of Public Affairs say the Texas Army National Guard AH-64D Apache was on a training mission late Tuesday when it encountered problems and was forced to land in the rice field near Wallisville, about 30 miles east of Houston.
Nobody was hurt.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}On Thursday, a massive Chinook helicopter lifted the disabled chopper from the mud and carried it 16 miles to the Baytown Airport.