While searching for Tyler Wright, we spotted some debris that could have been discarded wrappers or a garbage bag. The plan was to land on a ledge, just below the ridge. I was going to have one passenger photograph the debris so the information could be reviewed by SAR.
Well, luckily my mountain training course paid off and I shot the approach I did, just as I was pulling in power for a landing, I got a low RPM horn and needed to make a quick escape and gain airspeed to recover rotor RPM.
They turned out to be balloons...
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