“Oh my gosh,” a gasping voice is heard saying on the video. Another person said, “they’re totally practicing aren’t they?”
An official at NAS North Island confirmed the authenticity of the video that shows two $33 million MH-60 Romeo helicopters flying over Lake Tahoe on Sept. 13. One of the helicopters appears to come dangerously close to the water before the pilot is able to regain altitude.
US Navy officials from the Pentagon told NBC News this was not a training mission, but that the two helicopter crews were allegedly attempting to take photos of each other’s helicopters hovering just above the waters of Lake Tahoe with the mountains as a majestic backdrop when their photo op went horribly wrong.
Read more: Pilots Grounded Over Photo Op Gone Bad: Navy | NBC San Diego
Related ABC News Story: Navy Investigates Videotaped Helicopter Snafu
