"The first video shows clearly the line from the top of the tower to the hook, getting closer as the 350 descends. Both videos show a cameraman relocating away from the shot of a lifetime: I bet he won't live that one down!"
On the other hand, the helicopter only needed to not spin quite as much and come forward 10 - 15 feet and he might have got the shot of a lifetime but might not have been around to see it.
Glad all are OK though.
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