A man in his 70s walked away from the crash in Great Heck unharmed, the fire service says.
Fire crews found a helicopter had gone into a canal at Great heck in North Yorkshire, NYFRS saidA pilot was rescued by firefighters after his helicopter crashed into a canal in North Yorkshire.
It happened shortly after 15:00 BST on Saturday at Great Heck, near Selby, North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said. A spokesperson said the pilot, a man in his 70s, was able to leave the aircraft and the canal without any assistance.NYFRS said: "Two appliances from Tadcaster were mobilised to the scene and on arrival a gyrocopter was located in the canal.The NYFRS spokesperson said the Canal and Rivers Trust and the Environment Agency had been notified of the incident at the Knottingley and Goole Canal.
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