To the less six dead When a helicopter falls on the Hudson River in New York in Manhattan this Thursday. In the helicopter the pilot traveled, two adults and Three childrenaccording to police sources. The family members were tourists from Spain.
The authorities are looking for a sixth person on board. The helicopter was in the air about 12 minutes before crashing.
The helicopter – identified by the Federal Aviation Administration as a Bell 206 helicopter – was face down in the water when rescuers arrived at the place, which was closer to the New Jersey side of the Hudson River.
Dani Horbiack declared ABC News who saw how the helicopter “fell from heaven” from the window of his apartment. «I heard five or six strong noises They sounded almost like shots in the sky and I saw how pieces were detached, then I saw him fall to the river, ”said Horbiack.
The First calls have been received about the 15:17 hours in New York (21:17 hours in Madrid), according to the New York Fire Department. His maritime units were in place for rescue operations.
In 2018, five passengers aboard a private helicopter prepared for a photo shoot died after he crashed into the East River in New York, just on Manhattan where the accident occurred this Thursday. The only survivor was the pilot.
In 2011, a helicopter in which a veteran pilot was traveling and four tourists crashed into the East River. Three tourists died. In 2013, the pilot of a helicopter landed safe and except after the aircraft lost power about 1,500 feet high with four tourists on board. So, there were no serious injuries.
