TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — A laser aimed at a Bureau of Land Management airplane has launched an investigation in southern Idaho.
During an aid run fighting the Moose Fire on July 15th or 16th, a BLM water tanker was returning to Magic Valley Regional Airport when pilots were targeted with a laser pointed into the cockpit, impairing the pilot’s vision.
Thankfully, the pilots were able to safely land the plane, but this type of exposure could have dire consequences.
BLM special agents are turning to the public for information about the incident.
