It was a student on a solo X-country in a R22.
Pretty low to hit wires across the river. Solo student - what are they being taught these days? Sure, we all did it - or did we? Were most just lucky?
Flyin's an inherently risky business,
Don't agree. It is as safe as people make it. Check the stats.
It is a hard world out there, and some lessons are learned the hard way. It's incumbent on the survivors to pass on the lessons - like "DON'T FLY LOW UNTIL YOU HAVE CHECKED THE AREA"