Originally Posted by
JimEli
..What is so unsound with a law enforcement agency utilizing a helicopter with FLIR and NVG trained crew to perform a search at night?
The same question might be asked of the Rescue 116 crash in Ireland. They had all the good gear but still flew into a lighthouse at night that was marked on their map. But their purpose in being there was for a live person, not a dead body. The purpose of the operation is a relevant point, and searching for a body in a bayou at night might have waited until first light. I dare say if they had waited we wouldn't be here now talking about it. The outcome for the dead body either way is the same.