Rescue helicopter crashing into water

A helicopter crashed into the water during a rescue operation in front of thousands of tourists at the beach, according to video uploaded to the internet.

A Fire Department helicopter fell from the sky in Copacabana, the famous beach in the south of Rio de Janeiro, as the team tried to rescue a swimmer struggling to reach land. Luckily, no one was seriously injured, according to police reports from Brazil.

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