Rescue Helicopter's 80-Pound Life Raft Crashes Through Roof Of Home
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MIAMI (AP) - Authorities say an 80-pound inflatable raft crashed into a Florida home after falling off a Royal Canadian Air Force search-and-rescue helicopter.
Luce Raneau told the Miami Herald that she thought a bomb had gone off Wednesday when the raft hit her house and left her covered in wood and dust from the roof.
Miami-Dade police say the helicopter was heading to the Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport after conducting an off-shore training exercise when the yellow raft somehow separated from the aircraft.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue says the home's occupant sustained minor injuries.
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