A helicopter with three passengers crashed on a beach in Miami, just a few meters from the bathers, as recorded in a video released by the City Police.
The two passengers were taken to the hospital in "stable condition". A third passenger was not injured, according to a Miami Beach Police spokesman.
Near-miss helicopter crash on Miami beach https://t.co/r2vAQAfw1J pic.twitter.com/0iOlxuWpeQ
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According to the competent authorities, at the moment they do not know which of them was the pilot.
Sean Adams, who and his wife had come from Las Vegas on vacation and were on the beach at the time, spoke of a painful experience.
Adams, who is the same aircraft engineer, told local media that the helicopter "went back and forth in the deep water several times." After his fall, he started to turn over and "the whole beach ran towards him".
South Beach Miami Helicopter crash pic.twitter.com/6dmdGFx2pB
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"It's one of those things you never want to see or talk about. It was just 45 meters from the beach, next to all of us. "It was crazy that no one was injured," he said.
Authorities evacuated people and cordoned off the beach.
It is unknown at this time what caused the accident. The competent service is investigating the incident.
With information from CNN
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