Passengers were hospitalized after a helicopter crashed into the ocean just off Miami Beach on Saturday afternoon.
The Robinson R44 helicopter came down in the water near 10th Street and Ocean Drive at about 1 p.m.
Two passengers sustained trauma injuries and were taken to Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital. The other passenger was not a trauma event.
According to Miami Beach Fire Rescue Chief Linares, all three survivors are in stable condition and they called the incident a controlled crash.
Video posted on Twitter by the Miami Beach Police Department shows the moment the helicopter came down.
The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate.
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