An aircraft hovering over a well-attended coastal shoreline unexpectedly started spinning wildly, finally descending rapidly and plunging into a line of palm groves as beachgoers looked on.
Footage uploaded on social media capture the helicopter starting to spin near the shoreline then falling in the direction of the border of the beach, where it becomes wedged among palm groves and a staircase adjacent to the coastal road.
Local firefighters said five persons were rushed to the hospital involving two individuals who were in the aircraft and were “safely pulled from the wreckage” after the crash on the weekend.
Three persons on the street were injured. Details on their wounds were not yet released.
The reason for the accident was not immediately released.
Authorities said the aircraft was linked to an annual “Cars N Copters” benefit occasion planned for the following day.
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