Helicopter Crew Saw 'Perfect Silhouette' Of Bombing Suspect In Watertown Boat
WATERTOWN (CBS) - The crew of a State Police helicopter that helped definitively located Boston Marathon bombings suspect Djhokhar Tsarnaev talked with reporters on Friday at the airport in Plymouth.
The crew played a vital role in capturing Tsarnaev the night initial shootout in Watertown.
WBZ NewsRadio 1030's Doug Cope reports
State Police Helicopter Crew
The helicopter was equipped with a forward-looking infra-red camera that enabled crew member Ed Mathurin to see right through the tarp covering a boat where the suspect was hiding.
Photos: State Police Images Of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev In Watertown Boat
"He was basically in the middle of the boat as a perfect silhouette of a human being. It wasn't just a heat source," Mathurin said.
They radioed back they had spotted the suspect. Pilot Mark Spencer says it was a tense atmosphere that night.
"It's a dynamic environment, and it was constantly moving. So, it's taken a lot out of us," Spencer said.
