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Helicopter makes 'precautionary landing' on Oak Street Beach in Chicago

Tour helicopter makes precaustionary landing on Oak Street Beach
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CHICAGO (CBS) -- Anyone near Oak Street Beach in Chicago may have gotten a surprise show Saturday afternoon when a helicopter unexpectedly landed on the beach. 

According to the Chicago Police Department, a tour helicopter made a precautionary landing near the 1000 block of North DuSable Lake Shore Drive around 5:29 p.m.

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The pilot got out of the helicopter and added oil to the engine. 

The helicopter was then able to return safely to its base, police say. 

Video posted on social media shows the helicopter as it powered down on the beach and took off again a short time later.

No injuries were reported. 

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