VENICE, Fla. (WFLA) — A helicopter pilot was rushed to the hospital after crashing at Venice Municipal Airport on Saturday.
According to a release from the City of Venice, police and fire officials responded to the airport at 11:30 a.m. They found a small helicopter had crashed into the fence between the airport and the festival grounds.
The male pilot was the sole occupant of the helicopter. He was air-lifted to the hospital with serious, but non life-threatening injuries.
No one on the ground was hurt and there were no events taking place at the festival grounds at the time of the crash.
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