A small helicopter crashed Wednesday into the water near Nixon Beach off Key Biscayne in the US state of Florida, leaving two people injured and a third believed dead, according to WSVN-7News.
The station said the crash occurred after 11.50 am local time (1650GMT) southwest of Key Biscayne.
WSVN-7News said its helicopter, 7Skyforce, hovered above a Miami-Dade Fire Rescue boat near the aircraft's yellow floats in the water.
The television station said footage showed a yellow tarp covering the person believed to have died in the crash.
The report said paramedics would transport the two survivors to a hospital, adding that their conditions were unknown.
The cause of the crash was not clear.
