NEW: Shocking Info Surfaces About Helicopter That Destroyed Hurricane Aid

Video evidence of a helicopter appearing to destroy supplies for victims of the Category 4 hurricane that passed over North Carolina is prompting pushback from the Associated Press, which reports that authorities are scrambling to rebut the videos with an explanation of their own after the chopper was identified as a federal aircraft.

Millions of viewers online have seen footage of a National Guard helicopter attempting to land in a Burnsville, North Carolina, parking lot where supplies for displaced residents were being stored. The Chinook-style helo can be seen doing some serious damage to an aid site. Just the rotor wash from the aircraft flying into the area too low reportedly caused three individuals to be sent to the hospital and did over six figures worth of damage.

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In a statement, the North Carolina National Guard confirmed that the helicopter was indeed one among its fleet but forcefully denied that it had been sent to “destroy” aid meant for victims. “The North Carolina National Guard (NCNG) is aware of an incident involving a NCNG UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during a delivery of generators at the request of a local civilian organization to power their distribution outpost in western North Carolina,” the agency said in a statement on Facebook. “While attempting to land, rotor wash caused items to blow away from the local distribution set up by a group of civilians in the area. The crew immediately identified the situation, aborted the landing for safety reasons, and departed the area. This incident is currently under investigation and the crew has been grounded until the investigation is complete. The NCNG is working with the identified local civilian organization to assess the level of damage caused by the rotor wash.”

The statement continued: “Safety is the NCNG’s number one priority, especially with the high volume of air operations currently happening across the region. While the NCNG strives for precision in every mission, sometimes things don’t go as planned. When that happens, the NCNG takes it very seriously and are committed to addressing and correcting any issues to prevent future occurrences.”

The AP relied on the NCNG’s statement as it issued a “fact check” report on the incident which sparked a heated discussion about wider accusations that the Biden-Harris administration is purposefully interfering with rescue and recovery efforts. The NCNG’s statement was backed up by Maj. Gen. Todd Hunt, adjutant general of the North Carolina National Guard, at a press conference on Wednesday where he explained, “That was a North Carolina National Guard helicopter. It’s under our command and I’ll take responsibility for it and we own it. As they approached, they noticed that there were too many people and too many tents and commodities too close to the landing site. So they pulled in power to take back off, like a go-around in a helicopter. And the rotor wash caused that damage.”

Still, the explanation and incident occurring less than a month before the presidential election is doing little to stifle accusations of search-and-rescue malpractice for nefarious political purposes. Residents on the ground in North Carolina, including a small-town mayor, have accused the Biden-Harris administration of going back on its word when his daughter was denied a full FEMA relief payment that the president and vice president insisted were available to all. Blaze TV’s Glenn Beck claimed to have spoken with FEMA sources who say they’ve seen officials more interested in shutting down makeshift helicopter rescue runs than exploring all options for saving those still stranded in modest mountain towns.

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