Man Dies, Woman ‘Expected to Survive’ After Helicopter Crashes Into Canal Near Miami

Man Dies, Woman ‘Expected to Survive’ After Helicopter Crashes Into Canal Near Miami
A sign for Miami-Dade county fire rescue on a truck in Miami, Fla., on July 23, 2021. Kristi Blokhin/Shutterstock
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MIAMI—Emergency workers in South Florida on Wednesday rescued two people, including one who later died, from a canal after their helicopter crashed.

The helicopter, a Hughes 369 aircraft, was carrying two people from Fort Myers when it crashed into a canal about 3 miles (4.83 kilometers) west of Miami Executive Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement.