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NYPD officer injured after falling from helicopter during training exercise in Queens

NYPD officer hurt after falling from helicopter during training
NYPD officer hurt after falling from helicopter during training 00:31

NEW YORK -- An NYPD officer was injured after falling from a helicopter during a training exercise Thursday.

It happened just after noon at the police academy in College Point.

Police say he fell about 20 feet, hurting his leg.

A source tells CBS2 a rope was not hooked up properly.

The officer was put back on the same helicopter and flown to a hospital. He is expected to be OK.

We're told the exercise involved the emergency services unit.

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