This is what happens when a helicopter and a cow collide

Did you know that in places with large amounts of cattle, helicopters are now sometimes used to muster or herd the animals?
This is what happens when a helicopter and a cow collide

And of course, that comes with its own dangers as this pilot in Queensland, Australia, found out last Sunday.

The 35-year-old was flying a Robinson R22 Beta mustering helicopter low over Coen Cattle Station when one of the rails at the bottom of the chopper became entangled with a cow’s horns.

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