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Helicopter Crash Near Miami Results in One Fatality

Female passenger survives the crash; identities of the victims not yet disclosed.

  • A Hughes 369 helicopter carrying two people from Fort Myers crashed into a canal about three miles west of Miami Executive Airport.
  • Emergency workers rescued both passengers from the wreckage, but the male passenger later died from his injuries.
  • The female passenger is expected to survive.
  • The identities of the victims and their relationship to each other have not been disclosed.
  • The Federal Aviation Administration and the Miami-Dade Police Department Homicide bureau are both conducting investigations into the crash.
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