Remote-Controlled Model Helicopter Fatally Strikes Its Operator

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N.Y. Times: Remote-Controlled Model Helicopter Fatally Strikes Its Operator

A 19-year-old man was killed on Thursday when a remote-controlled model helicopter that he was piloting in a Brooklyn park struck him in the head, the authorities said.

The man, Roman Pirozek Jr. of Woodhaven, Queens, had been operating the large model – measuring several feet end to end – when it hit him and the top of his head was sliced off, the police said.

The accident occurred around 3:30 p.m. in a grassy area of Calvert Vaux Park that is popular with remote-control helicopter enthusiasts. The cause was not immediately known.