A South beach Miami helicopter crash on Saturday, left swimmers shocked and speechless, as the crash that saw two passengers being transported to the hospital happened just feet from fun seekers and swimmers at the beach.
According to TMZ, the South beach Miami helicopter accident happened Saturday afternoon with Miami Beach Police Department releasing surveillance footage that shows the moment the chopper starts to descend from the sky.
From the video, it comes into frame out of nowhere and then heads straight down into the water incredibly close to the shore. Indeed, it appears there were people out by where the aircraft ended up touching down. Fortunately, it doesn’t look like any of them were hit.
People were expectedly shocked from the sight, and it looks like the authorities responded quickly. Jet skis on hand immediately rode out to the site, and eventually, boats arrived on the scene as well to fish out the passengers and clear the area.
TMZ reported that so far, only two have been hospitalized and they were said to have actually been in the helicopter, and they were transported in stable condition.
No word on any other injuries so far, or what may have caused this to happen in the first place, but the according to a statement obtained by TMZ from FAA, the agency said:
“A Robinson R44 helicopter crashed in the Atlantic Ocean near Miami Beach, Fla., under unknown circumstances at approximately 1:20 PM local time today. Three persons were on board. The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate. The NTSB will be in charge of the investigation and will provide additional updates.”