Rescuers respond after helicopter crashes into water near Miami
At least one person is believed dead and two others were rescued after a helicopter crashed into the water near Miami, Florida, on Wednesday, according to a local report. (Credit: WSVN)
A helicopter crashed in the waters off Miami on Wednesday, leaving at least two people injured, according to a local report.
The small helicopter went down near Nixon Beach, off Key Biscayne, shortly after 11 a.m., WSVN reported.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue crews responded to the scene, where two people were rescued from the water, the report said.
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Rescue boats and divers were also seen in the water near the wreckage. (WSVN)
A third person is believed to have died in the crash, according to the station, which captured aerial footage of a yellow tarp covering the apparent victim.
The two survivors were expected to be transported to an area hospital, though the extent of their injuries was not immediately known.
Aerial footage shows officials near a yellow tarp covering an apparent victim. (WSVN)
"A total of three patients were reported," authorities said, according to NBC Miami. "Two adult trauma alert patients were transported by ground rescue units from the City of Miami Fire Rescue and Key Biscayne Fire Rescue to a designated landing zone, where MDFR Air Rescue transported them to the main trauma center."
Aerial footage from the scene showed the helicopter's yellow emergency floats in the water near a Miami-Dade Fire Rescue boat off the 1200 block of Crandon Boulevard.
Aerial footage from the scene showed the helicopter's yellow emergency floats in the water as rescue divers swim nearby. (WSVN)
Divers were also seen in the water near the wreckage. It was unclear whether anyone else was unaccounted for.
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The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
This is a developing news story; check back for updates.
