NEW YORK - A helicopter crashed into the waters of Biscayne Bay near Miami, in the US state of Florida, on Wednesday morning, leaving one person dead and two others injured, authorities said, Xinhua reported.
The helicopter, which was carrying three people, crashed east of Miami Executive Airport, the US Coast Guard said.
Emergency personnel from the US Coast Guard, the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department and other local agencies responded to the scene after the crash.
Preliminary information indicated that the Robinson R44 II helicopter appeared to have been conducting a photography flight, according to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
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The investigation is ongoing, the NTSB said. - BERNAMA-XINHUA