Laser incident forces Coast Guard aircrew to make emergency landing during search and rescue case

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Facility Charleston, S.C., was forced to land abruptly while searching for a possible boater in distress Monday night due to laser lights being shined into the cockpit of the helicopter from shore.
The life-threatening incident is not the first of its kind for Coast Guard aircrews, and puts the lives of the pilots, crew,...