Pilot charged after landing helicopter in Canada town centre to buy ice-cream cake

Investigators have determined trip to Saskatchewan town was not an emergency'

A man's cravings for a sweet treat have landed him in the hot seat with the police after he landed his helicopter in the centre of a small Canadian town to buy an ice cream cake.

Residents in the town of Tisdale, Saskatchewan (population 3,000) watched in astonishment on 31 July as a bright red helicopter descended on the parking lot near the town's only Dairy Queen restaurant, blowing up clouds of dust and debris as it touched down.