Helicopter crashes in South Florida days after Learjet tragedy

5 Nov 2026 • 5:16 AM MYT
The Independent
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Helicopter crashes in South Florida days after Learjet tragedy

  • A chartered Robinson R44 II helicopter crashed into Biscayne Bay near Miami on Wednesday morning, leaving one person dead and two others in critical condition.
  • The aircraft, carrying three men, was on a photography flight filming boats in the water before it went down near Bill Baggs State Park off Key Biscayne.
  • Emergency responders from the U.S. Coast Guard and local partner agencies retrieved the victims from the bay and took two survivors to a trauma center.
  • Footage of the crash scene showed the helicopter floating upside down in the water with emergency landing floats deployed on its skids.
  • The FAA and the NTSB are investigating the crash, which occurred just three days after nine people were killed in a separate private jet crash in nearby Palm Beach County.

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