A helicopter crashes into a canal near Miami and firefighters rescue both people on board

Published December 27, 2023 1:57 PM

MIAMI (AP) — Emergency workers in South Florida rescued two people from a canal after their helicopter crashed. The helicopter was carrying two people from Fort Myers when it crashed into a canal about three miles west of Miami Executive Airport. Aerial video footage showed divers from Miami-Dade Fire Rescue searching the canal. The two people were sent to local hospitals in Miami, where one was in serious condition and the other had non-life-threatening injuries, CBS News Miami reported. The Federal Aviation Administration said it was opening an investigation.

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