May 21, 2013
The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office says the body of 60-year-old John Lawrence Ward was found Saturday in the shallow waters of Tampa Bay just off Apollo Beach Florida.
The body has been turned over the medical examiner's office where an autopsy will determine an official cause of death.
Authorities say the helicopter left Tampa Bay Aviation out of Clearwater Friday afternoon and crashed a short time later.
Federal Aviation Administration officials said the helicopter was a Robinson R22 -- a small, two-person craft.
It was located by rescuers several hundred yards from shore.
Federal officials are investigating.
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