Man woken at 6am by the noise of a low-flying ABC news helicopter managed to track it down and tweet reporter Dan Rice and persuade him to move 100ft further up

Sleep-deprived resident uses social media to find pilot

Crew apologize and move away after being tweeted about the noise

A man rudely awoken by a helicopter hovering close to his apartment at 6am on Friday used Twitter to ask the pilot to move on.



With a bit of detective work John Brophy, an Englishman living in New York, was able to track down who was in the helicopter and message them about the noise.



His plan worked and ABC reporter Dan Rice ordered his pilot to fly higher so Mr Brophy could get some more rest.



Rude awakening: As reporter Dan Rice tweeted this view of Manhattan a disgruntled resident tweeted to complain about his noisy helicopter

To find the source of the noise, a sleep-deprived Mr Brophy went on to his building roof, where he spotted a couple of fire engines, according to the Gothamist .

A quick Twitter search of the area the trucks were in brought up a recent tweet from Mr Rice, which gave Mr Brophy the lead he needed.

' I went up to my roof and I could see some fire engines on the local "BQE" freeway - that was what they were filming,' Mr Brophy said on Reddit .



He also spotted an early morning picture of the Manhattan skyline that Mr Rice had just taken, as further proof that he was on board the chopper.



Call for quiet: Dan Rice may have been enjoying the early morning view, but John Brophy was trying to get some sleep

Safety first: Concerns that a pilot was tweeting and flying over the city were quickly quashed

He tweeted Mr Rice to say: 'Any chance you could fly about 100ft higher? Right below you ... you're chopper is rather noisy.'

The reporter was more than happy to help with the request, tweeting back: 'Should be getting quiet now. Sorry about the noise.'

The exchange caught the attention of other followers, including one who appeared to be concerned that a helicopter pilot was flying and tweeting at the same time.









