A helicopter crashed into the Hudson River in New York City on Thursday killing on six people on board.
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams says a family of Spanish tourists, including three children, died Thursday in a helicopter crash in the Hudson River that killed six people. pic.twitter.com/07y6jRwQqf
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 10, 2025
New York City Mayor Eric Adams revealed the victims included the pilot and a family of 5 visiting from Spain.
“Three adults and three children were on board a Bell 206 helicopter that left from the downtown sky port just about 3 pm,” Eric Adams said.
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams confirmed six people, including a pilot and family of five visiting from Spain, were killed when the helicopter they were traveling in crashed into the Hudson River on Thursday afternoon. pic.twitter.com/usv70gEgHQ
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An eyewitness said he saw the helicopter split in two.
“It sounded like a sonic boom on my right. I look up, I literally just see a helicopter splitting in 2, with the rotor flying off in the sky… going so fast, it just went straight into the water. I’ve never seen anything like that in my life,” the eyewitness said.
INSANE: Eye witness recounts the moment a helicopter “split in 2, with the rotor flying off in the sky” in the Hudson River in NYC.
So tragic.
“It sounded like a sonic boom on my right. I look up, I literally just see a helicopter splitting in 2, with the rotor flying off in… pic.twitter.com/UDS8O0ue6e
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) April 10, 2025
CNN reported:
Six people – including three children – are dead after a passenger helicopter crashed into the Hudson River, said New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
The passengers included a pilot and a family visiting from Spain, he said.
At 3:17 p.m., multiple 911 calls reported a helicopter crash in the Hudson River near the New Jersey coastline at Pier A Park in Hoboken, New York Police Department Commissioner Jessica Tisch said. When first responders arrived, police pulled four people out of the water and FDNY pulled out two people, she said.
Four victims were declared dead on scene while an additional two people were taken to local hospitals, where they were declared dead, Tisch said.
“Our hearts go out to the family of those who were on board,” Adams said.
The helicopter, operated by the tour company New York Helicopter Charter, is currently submerged in the river.
