Florida Countertop Firm Owner Killed in Helicopter Crash

MIAMI (AP) — Emergency workers in south Florida this week tried to rescue a 71-year-old pilot of a helicopter that crashed into a canal. The man’s daughter swam to safety but the pilot could not be saved, according to news reports.

The helicopter was carrying the two passengers from Fort Myers when it crashed into a canal about three miles west of Miami Executive Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement.

Aerial video footage showed divers from Miami-Dade Fire Rescue searching the canal, CBS News Miami and the Miami Herald reported.

The federal aviation agency said it was opening an investigation.

The pilot was identified as Clement Zanzuri, president of Stoneworks Inc., a Miami supplier of countertops, according to a news report. His daughter is Jordan Zanzuri, 27, who coaches applicants preparing for law school admission tests.