Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Couple who used a helicopter to illegally land on a sandbar to go fishing fined $500

From last month:
Two horsemen on a recent trip into the Bob Marshall Wilderness [in Montana] said they found something they never expected: A couple fishing on a sandbar of the South Fork of the Flathead after allegedly landing a helicopter there.

Federal law specifically prohibits motorized or mechanical use in the wilderness boundary

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“We asked this guy if this was his helicopter, his reply was ‘ya nice way to go ha.’
Today:
A Bozeman man illegally landed a helicopter on a sandbar in the Bob Marshall Wilderness in May [has] been sentenced to pay a $500 fine, according to a news release from the Department of Justice.