New York City authorities have confirmed the deaths of six people after a helicopter crashed into the Hudson River on Thursday.
“At this time, all six victims have been removed from the water. And sadly, all six victims have been pronounced deceased,” New York Mayor Eric Adams told a briefing, adding that there were three adults and three children on board.
The Hudson River is a busy shipping channel that lies west of Manhattan and it was also the scene of a dramatic event in 2009 dubbed the “Miracle on the Hudson,” when a US Airways jet safely landed in the water, with all 155 people on board escaping safely
Victims were on tourist charter flight
US broadcaster CBS reported the helicopter had been a tourist charter flight, which had flown over Governor’s Island and then near the Statue of Liberty.
Witnesses and law enforcement officials told the Associated Press that the helicopter appeared to break apart midair before crashing.
Marine emergency responders attended the scene, with water temperatures around 45 degrees farenheit (6 degrees celsius).
The weather conditions in the area were overcast skies, with visibility over the river not substantially impaired.
The US Federal Aviation Administration identified the helicopter as a Bell 206.
More to follow…
Edited by: Kieran Burke
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