/reeve.gif)
/
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wale ... g-18679134
23:42, 28 JUL 2020
Updated
00:00, 29 JUL 2020
A Chinook helicopter was forced to make an unplanned landing on Carmarthenshire farmland, Ministry of Defence officials have confirmed.
The MoD said the incident happened on Tuesday evening near Llangynin, and the twin-engine aircraft crew suffered "minor injuries".
A suspected "wire strike" is thought to be responsible for the heavy-lifting helicopter coming down in the area.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-53575570Electric supply cut off
A community councillor in Llangynin said her electricity supply cut off suddenly
after her family heard a "loud sort of droning noise of a helicopter very close by".
She said: "We went outside and we could see the Chinook very low,
just passing over the village heading towards fields in the distance.
"My son, Alex, and I jumped into his vehicle
and headed down there in case of any injuries or anything.
"Luckily they had landed very safely in a field just a few minutes from the village
but unfortunate as they had come down they had hit some sort of electric overhead cables.
"We were first on the scene and we spoke to one of the crew members.
"They were very shaken and shocked but all okay as far as we can see."
