The helicopters floating on the Hudson River are surrounded by marine services in emergencies. Credit: x, @hernandezlg
Six people, including three children, have been killed in a tragic helicopter crash on the Hudson River in New York City.
Reports say the Bell 206 helicopter plunged into the river near Jersey City on March 10th.
All six of the pilots, two adults and three children were killed when crashed. Law enforcement sources confirmed that the passengers were tourists from Spain.
The helicopter saw it “falling out of the sky” by a terrifying witness
The crash reportedly occurred around 3:15pm local time, just 15 minutes after the helicopter took off from Lower Manhattan.
“I heard five or six loud noises that sounded like gunshots in the sky, and I saw the pieces fall and it fell into the river,” Dani Hobiak said. ABC News.
“Big Splash – that was very scary,” recalls Eric Kampavarde, who witnessed the helicopter descending at a steep angle.
“It sounded like a sonic boom,” an eyewitness told New York WABC“It explains whether the helicopter is split into two and the rotor is flying away.
The helicopter reportedly was registered with the Louisiana-based Meridian Helicopter on its sixth flight of the day.
According to CBS NewsThe flight path shows that it left the lower part of Manhattan, flew past the Governor’s Island, then headed north along the west side of Manhattan, continuing to loop along the Jersey side of the river before crashing near Jersey City.
Social media photos and footage showed the aircraft were mostly submerged and upside down.
Not the first crash on the Hudson River
Today’s tragedy follows a series of previous aviation accidents that crossed the Hudson River. In 2019, after refueling, the pilot survived after the helicopter crashed. A crash on a vintage plane in 2016 killed the pilot during a flyover. The most famous event remains the “Miracle of Hudson” of 2009. It’s when Captain Chesley, “Sally” Sullenberger, safely landed the plane after a bird strike, saving 155 people. Another helicopter crashed at Washington’s Reagan Airport in January this year.
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