Apr 22, 2020 9:30 PM -
Transport Canada confirms an air ambulance on a night flight from Nanaimo, BC to Victoria General Hospital was deliberately targeted by someone shining a green laser from the ground.
The incident happened Saturday night as the helicopter was on its final approach.
The company has filed a police report.
Aiming a laser at an aircraft is a federal offence under the Aeronautics Act that is punishable by fines of up to 100 thousand dollars and five years in prison.