A helicopter landed on its side while attempting to transport a patient in Kittitas County.

The air ambulance was responding to a camper who was injured near Little Kachess Lake Tuesday night, the Kittitas County Sheriff’s Office reported .

Deputies responded after the camper was reported missing around 8 p.m. They searched the area and found the man who was suffering from a significant cut.

Medics were called to the scene and determined air transport was necessary.

Deputies developed a landing zone in a gravel parking area off I-90 near exit 62.

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