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Bird strike grounds medevac helicopter
TOWN OF NEWBURGH – A medical helicopter that was about to take a motorcyclist to Westchester Medical Center Saturday afternoon following an accident on the southbound Thruway near Newburgh had to divert to nearby Stewart Airport when it struck a bird on takeoff.
The operator of the cycle, who was injured in the accident, was on the helicopter.
The chopper then diverted to Stewart for inspection.