CORPUS CHRISTI, TX (AP) -- A Coast Guard jet's crew was targeted by a laser pointer while preparing to land at Corpus Christi, sending one crew member to the hospital.
Coast Guard Lt.
Cmdr. Brendan Evans says the incident happened about 9 p.m. Monday as the jet
was near Portland.
The
executive-style Falcon jet under the command of Lt. Philip Thisse was making an
instrument approach to Corpus Christi International Airport. Thisse said the
laser hit one crew member directly and "filled the cockpit with a blinding
light." That forced an emergency landing and sent the exposed crew member to the
hospital.
Evans says the
crew member was treated for temporary vision impairment and discharged from Bay
Area Emergency Room. He says the man is expected to make a full recovery.
The FBI is
investigating.
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