choppertop
Given the amount of prurient, sensationalist, inaccurate and speculative comment about helicopter crashes on this website, I'd say that many posters here have more than missed their vocations as red top hacks.
I doubt if anyone would deny there's some truth in that, but the "many posters" are a small percentage of the number who post here.
Caution, irritation and downright anger amongst pilots about journalists is because we're fed up of the press consistently making 'shock horror' stories out of the most minor incident or non-event, even when they are told the true facts. And even when, occasionally, the report itself is sensible, the subs or whoever add an 'eye-catching' headine intended to make the incident appear dramatic and life-threatening.
younghack
You've read what we've been told.
Incident outside a hangar - not a helicopter flying along.
Pilot may have been taken to hospital for a check-up.
That seems to be it.
If it's worth reporting at all, doesn't seem worth more than a paragraph even in a local paper.
....... but having conflicting reports.
Conflicting reports are normal. If 4 people see an incident, not just in aviation, you'll get at least 5 five conflicting reports.
Sometimes it's honest mistake. Sometimes people like to pretend they saw more than they actually did. And, just occasionally, people have their own ulterior motives for making things seem worse than they were.
Be very cautious if you receive an email or PM from anyone claiming they only want to 'help' by giving you their version of the facts.