Rescue employees and emergency personnel work on the scene of a helicopter crash on the Hudson River close to decrease Manhattan in New York, U.S., April 10, 2025.
Eduardo Munoz | Reuters
A helicopter crashed into the Hudson River off of Manhattan, killing at the least 5 folks on board, NBC New York reported, citing sources. A sixth particular person was pulled from the water.
4 folks had been pulled from the water and had been taken to a hospital, NBC New York additionally mentioned. It was not clear how many individuals had been on the helicopter.
Video posted on social media confirmed a helicopter the other way up within the Hudson River.
“As a consequence of a helicopter crash within the Hudson River, within the neighborhood of the West Aspect Freeway and Spring Road, count on emergency automobiles and visitors delays within the surrounding areas,” the NYPD mentioned in a put up on X.
The helicopter seemed to be a Bell 206L-4 LongRanger, based on FlightRadar24, a flight-tracking website.
An eyewitness, instructed NBC New York, that she noticed the helicopter lose a propeller and that the plane’s nostril pointed downward.
The flight path confirmed the helicopter flying up the Hudson River, getting as much as an altitude of about 1,100 toes, and turning round by Fort Lee, New Jersey, with final contact close to Hoboken, New Jersey, FlightRadar24 knowledge confirmed.
First responders stroll alongside Pier 40, Thursday, April 10, 2025, in New York, throughout from the place a helicopter went down within the Hudson River in Jersey Metropolis, N.J.
Jennifer Peltz | AP
The helicopter’s flight data present it taking off and touchdown from the Downtown Manhattan Heliport a number of instances in the previous couple of days. Such routes are frequent with sightseeing helicopter excursions, nevertheless it was not instantly clear what the aim of the flight on Thursday was.
The Nationwide Transportation Security Board mentioned it should examine the crash and that it’s nonetheless gathering info. The Federal Aviation Administration did not instantly remark.
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