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Man flies helicopter to Wisconsin retail shop because the ‘drive was too long'
['Matt Stefanski']
News – NBC 7 San Diego
A 69-year-old man who needed to make a trip to an outdoor retail store in Wisconsin decided to fly a helicopter in lieu of driving because the trip was "too long."
Washington County Sheriff's deputies responded to reports of a one-of-a-kind parking complaint Saturday night: a helicopter had landed in the Cabelo's lot in Richfield.
WATCH HERE WATCH HEREThe sheriff's office said in a Facebook post that the pilot, who is from Rosendale, had flown to Cabela's because "the drive was too long."
Rosendale is about 50 miles from Richfield, a nearly hour-long drive.
Authorities said it was "just a unique way to make a shopping trip to avoid all the roundabouts in front of Cabela's."