7Skyforce dodges drone while reporting in SW Miami-Dade; incident under investigation - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale
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PEMBROKE PINES, FLA. (WSVN) - 7Skyforce was forced to avoid a drone that got too close to the helicopter while hovering over the scene of a car that had crashed into a Southwest Miami-Dade gym.
7Skyforce Photographer Ralph Rayburn and pilot Joe Mancino were sent to report on the crash, in the area of Southwest 72nd Street and 157th Avenue, at around noon, Wednesday.
“We had been sent down to South Dade to cover a vehicle that had driven into a YouFit Fitness Health Club,” Rayburn said.
Although a drone is relatively small in size compared to a helicopter, it can still cause a tragedy. Mancino spotted the drone a few minutes before 7News went on air to report the incident.