Think he says at the end of the footage that his harness was attached... or maybe I heard it wrong.
I thought the camera crews also go out on foot to film if the chopper lands at a scene, would that be a factor in the way he is dressed? Is he classed a crew member or a passenger? I have seen this helicopter land at a scene before and the camera guy got out to film. Not sure if this is standard ops though...
At the end of the day none of us knows how we will react. Training helps, but does not guarantee a given repsonse. I once witnessed an accident close up and while the intention to help is there sometimes the body takes over and will not let us do what we want to do. And yes you do replay it over and over wondering if you could have done differently, unless you have been there you cannot judge the guy...
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