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Officials identify pilot killed, 2 survivors in Biscayne Bay helicopter crash

Authorities have identified the man killed in a helicopter crash in Biscayne Bay on Wednesday. Pilot Tomas Pendas, 63, died when the Robinson R44 II helicopter crashed into Biscayne Bay near Bill Baggs State Park, off Key Biscayne, while on a trip to film boats on the water, the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office said. Two others aboard the chopper, men 52 and 27 years old, suffered minor injuries and are no longer hospitalized, authorities said.

Authorities have identified the man killed in a helicopter crash in Biscayne Bay on Wednesday.

Pilot Tomas Pendas, 63, died when the Robinson R44 II helicopter crashed into Biscayne Bay near Bill Baggs State Park, off Key Biscayne, while on a trip to film boats on the water, the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office said.

Two others aboard the chopper, men 52 and 27 years old, suffered minor injuries and are no longer hospitalized, authorities said.

Source: NBC 6 South Florida

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