Buccaneers backup QB Blaine Gabbert assisted in a helicopter crash rescue involving four people Thursday evening in Tampa, according to Tampa Police.
assisted in a helicopter crash rescue involving four people Thursday evening in Tampa, according to Tampa Police.
Just after 5 p.m., a helicopter carrying a pilot and three passengers crashed upon approaching Peter O. Knight Airport, police said. The passengers and pilot said that after hearing a loud bang, the aircraft lost power, sending them into the water near the Davis Islands Yacht Club. Two JetSkis arrived within minutes, with one of them driven by Gabbert, who helped bring the family to land. The two men on the other JetSki were Gabbert's brothers, a source told ESPN.
The pilot and all three passengers made it out safely. Local agencies are working to remove the aircraft from the water.
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