Shocking video footage released by the Miami Beach Police Department shows a helicopter crashing Saturday afternoon into the ocean near the South Beach coastline. Around 1 PM EST, police and emergency personnel were called to the scene and helped transport two individuals inside of the crashed chopper to a nearby hospital. “Two people were inside the helicopter and have been taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital. They are in stable condition,” The Miami Herald reported. One startled beach-goer that witnessed the crash wrote on Twitter: “I’m sittin’ on South Beach Miami… a f*ckin’ helicopter has just crashed into the sea in front of us…”
This afternoon at 1:10 p.m., MBPD received a call of a helicopter crash in the ocean near 10 Street. Police and @MiamiBeachFire responded to the scene along with several partner agencies. Two occupants have been transported to Jackson Memorial Hospital in stable condition.
