MIAMI - Fox News reported that Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responded after a small helicopter went down near Nixon Beach off Miami, Florida, with two survivors pulled from the water. The outlet's summary did not give a death toll, and it did not state how many people were aboard.
The Guardian reported that a helicopter crash in Miami on Wednesday morning "left one person dead and two others injured." According to the Guardian report, written by Maya Yang, the helicopter was carrying three people and crashed in the waters of Biscayne Bay, east of Miami executive airport. The Guardian said authorities, including the US Coast Guard, responded at approximately 11.30am on Wednesday. The summary available for review cut off during the Guardian's account of what the Coast Guard reported, so further detail from that account is not included here.
The two accounts differ on where the crash occurred. Fox News placed it near Nixon Beach off Miami, while The Guardian placed it in Biscayne Bay, east of Miami executive airport. They also differ on casualties. Fox News described at least two people injured and two survivors, while The Guardian reported one person dead and two injured among three people aboard.
Neither summary states what caused the crash. Neither identifies the people involved. Both describe a helicopter crash near Miami, but the summaries alone do not establish whether the two outlets are describing the same aircraft and the same incident. Only The Guardian gives a time for the response, and that time is stated as approximate.
Until additional official accounts are available, the figures attributed to each outlet should be read as those outlets' own reporting. The differences in location and casualty counts between Fox News and The Guardian have not been reconciled in the material reviewed for this story.
Sources: Fox News: Helicopter crash near Miami leaves at least two injured: report; The Guardian: Miami helicopter crash leaves one person dead and two injured.