This fatal Canadian mining accident is a reminder there is risk of entanglement during any HESLO underslung load task.
Even though the bird entered at floor level, the HEMS pilot’s helmet was still splattered with debris.
A night visual approach resulted in illusions that resulted in a water impact. Everyone on board was rescued but not before highlighting many survivability & SAR enhancements, as well as triggering improved helideck lighting and TAWS improvements.