Sasless...
No I'm not saying that. It looks like he has floats and other posters are asking why he didn't pop them.
Yes they could have been unarmed. But I'm saying maybe he chose not to pop them and just ditch in the shallow instead. The water was warm enough afterall. What I'm saying is if the beach was as crowded as it looks, would it be a good thing for the aircraft to float in controllable on wild surf with blades spinning and sailing onto a shoreline full of curious onlookers? (the lemming affect).
Also, ditching into the wild surf would tumble them around more so than the calmer water so putting the occupants at more risk of disorientation/cabin injuries and making harder to get out of the cabin.