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Fire Crews Respond to Reports of Helicopter Crash in Miami

Authorities said two survivors were taken to trauma centers as investigators work to determine what caused the helicopter to go down.

  • On Wednesday, a small helicopter crashed into the water near Nixon Beach, leaving two people injured and one person believed dead just after 11:50 a.m. off Crandon Boulevard.
  • Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, Miami Fire Rescue, and Key Biscayne Fire Rescue coordinated the response, transporting two survivors to Ryder Trauma Center with three patients total reported from the crash.
  • Footage from Chopper6 shows the helicopter upside down in Biscayne Bay with yellow floats visible, while a yellow tarp covered the victim believed to have perished.
  • Key Biscayne Fire Chief Joe Fernandez confirmed one fatality, while the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office assumed investigation control following the incident.
  • Paramedics transported two survivors to Jackson Memorial Hospital for trauma care, while authorities continue processing the scene near Bill Baggs State Park as the crash cause remains unknown.
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