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3 parachutists injured in accident at Homestead Air Reserve Base

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MIAMI (WPLG) - Three people were injured early Tuesday in an apparent parachuting accident at Homestead Air Reserve Base.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue was called to a report of three parachutists down shortly after 4 a.m., WPLG reported

A Miami-Dade Fire Rescue helicopter landed at Jackson Memorial Hospital's Ryder Trauma Center a short time later. Doctors could be seen rolling a patient into the hospital for treatment.

He was moving his heard, arms and legs as he lay on a gurney.

A second helicopter arrived a few minutes later, this time with two patients.

One man was seen holding his arms bent above his head and later holding another man's hand.

The third patient kept his hands folded on his chest.

Security was keeping the media away from the military base.