Tampa Bay Buccaneers backup quarterback Blaine Gabbert was among the bystanders who helped rescue four people after their helicopter crashed about 200 yards from shore and was "submerged in water," according to a report.

Tampa Police responded to reports of a "helicopter submerged in that water" near the Peter O. Knight Airport on Thursday evening, according to a news release.

Once on the scene, law enforcement located the aircraft "approximately 200 yards from shore" with four people on board.