SEARCHLIGHT, Nev. (AP) — Authorities say a helicopter that was helping the Bureau of Land Management round up cattle crashed near Searchlight.
Las Vegas police spokesman Jeff Goodwin says police were called around 12:30 p.m. Sunday by Nevada Highway Patrol to assist with the crash on State Route 164.
Goodwin did not know when the helicopter crashed.
Upon arrival, officers initially found the aircraft but no pilot.
KSNV-TV in Las Vegas reports that pilot was located and declined medical treatment, saying he only had a sore back
According to Goodwin, the aircraft was helping to gather cattle when it ran out of fuel.
The pilot was forced to make a hard landing because of wind.
