February 19, 2020 1228 PM
PRESIDIO COUNTY — A helicopter made an emergency landing in Presidio County late Friday morning after it clipped a rotor on some fencing.
The pilot, Ken Kothman, was herding cattle at a ranch near Marfa when he got too close to a fence and damaged his tail rotor, the Presidio County Sheriff’s Office stated on social media. Kothman reportedly sustained minor injuries.
Working with the Texas Department of Public Safety Air Unit, Presidio County sheriff’s deputies “assisted the pilot to safety,” according to the sheriff’s department.
Kothman could not be reached for comment, and the Presidio County Sheriff’s Office did not respond to requests for comment by press time.
