Another aircraft crash has claimed a life in a series of aviation incidents that have drawn attention across the country. A helicopter carrying three people plunged into the water on Wednesday, leaving one person dead and two others injured.
The Robinson R44 II helicopter crashed into Biscayne Bay shortly before noon on November 4. Emergency crews rushed to the scene after receiving reports of the aircraft going down.
The U.S. Coast Guard confirmed that one of the three people aboard had died, while the other two were taken to a trauma center for medical treatment. Their identities had not been publicly released at the time of the initial reports.
Images from the scene showed the helicopter overturned and partially submerged in the water, with its emergency flotation devices visible around the aircraft.
According to the National Transportation Safety Board, preliminary information indicates that the helicopter may have been conducting a photography flight when the crash occurred.
The NTSB and Federal Aviation Administration are investigating the incident. Officials have not yet determined what caused the helicopter to go down.
The crash comes just days after another deadly aviation disaster in Florida. On November 1, a private Learjet 60 crashed in Palm Beach County, killing all nine people aboard. Investigators are still examining evidence from that incident, including aircraft debris found miles from the crash site.
With two serious aircraft crashes occurring within days of each other, investigators now face separate inquiries into what went wrong.
No connection between the two incidents has been established.