QUIRKY WORLD ... Swiss grab bull by the horns with incursion
The aerial operation to scoop up water caught authorities responsible for Rousses Lake in the Jura mountains by surprise.
The helicopters also startled swimmers and fishermen enjoying the beaches of the lake in eastern France. Christophe Mathez, deputy mayor of the Les Rousses commune, said officials had “no idea this operation would occur” — and that the Swiss neither requested authorisation or nor warned before descending.
