Six dead after helicopter crashes into New York’s Hudson River
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More news: All six people on board the helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River off Manhattan have died, an official told the Associated Press.
The fire department said it received a report of a helicopter in the water at 3:17pm, New York time. The aircraft, identified as a Bell 206, was seen mostly submerged and upside-down near the end of a maintenance pier for a Holland Tunnel ventilation tower. Videos posted on social media showed multiple rescue boats circling the wreckage.
Earlier, media reports citing fire officials and sources said at least one person had died and that five people were on board, including two adults and three children. Witnesses described the helicopter “split in half” before it crashed, along with a “loud thumping noise” and a broken propeller.
Three victims had been pulled from the water and taken to hospitals in New Jersey. The cause of the crash is not immediately clear.
Helicopter crashes into New York’s Hudson River, fatalities reported
The news: A helicopter crashed into the Hudson River, killing at least one person on board, according to media reports citing fire officials and sources.
The numbers: The chopper went down near Pier 40 on West Houston Street and West Street around 3:15pm Thursday afternoon (5:15am AEST Friday), the New York City Fire Department told The New York Post.
Sources said five people were on board, including two adults and three children.
Witnesses saw the helicopter “split in half” before it crashed and described a “loud thumping noise” and what appeared to be a broken propeller.
Three victims were pulled from the water and taken to hospitals in New Jersey, sources told The Post.
The helicopter, which sources said departed from New York City’s Downtown area, was later seen floating near the Holland Tunnel on the New Jersey border.
FDNY Land Marine units are on scene performing rescue operations. The cause of the crash is not immediately clear.
The sources: The Associated Press, The New York Post, Bloomberg
