"I turned around to see if that was what it was and as I turned I just got this blinding light green light right in my eyes.'' By Vaughan ElderA group of "bloody idiots'' who shone a blinding laser at a rescue helicopter from the outskirts of Dunedin can count themselves lucky the pilot's cellphone coverage was out. Laser light could blind a pilot to the point where they could not see what they were doing and it could also cause permanent damage to the retina. The only thing stopping him was the fact the Lakes District Air Rescue Trust helicopter's cellphone system was not working. He had a simple message for the "bloody idiots'' responsible and that was to have more consideration and "don't be so stupid''.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 20, 2016 01:46 UTC