Six people, including a pilot, two adults and three children, died after a tour helicopter crashed into the Hudson River in Jersey City, New Jersey, on Thursday afternoon.
New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said during a press conference that at 3:17 p.m., authorities received multiple 911 calls about a helicopter crash in the Hudson River near the New Jersey shore…
The helicopter was inverted when it crashed and the cockpit was visible above the water.
From Pier 40 in New York City, police and firefighters from New York and New Jersey responded to the scene of a helicopter crash in the Hudson River on Thursday.
Divers from the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) and New York City Police Department (NYPD) entered the water within minutes, along with personnel from the Port Authority and several New Jersey agencies.
NYPD divers pulled four people from the crash site, and New York City Fire Department divers recovered two others, Tisch said.
A crane boat lifts debris from a helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River on Thursday in Jersey City, New Jersey.
There were six people on board, including a pilot, two adults and three children, according to the flight manifest.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams confirmed the family was visiting from Spain, although their identities have not yet been revealed.
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Immediate life-saving measures were taken on the boats and at an adjacent dock. However, four people died at the scene, and the other two died at local hospitals.
According to flight tracking software and a statement from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the Bell 206 helicopter, which flies for the tourism company New York Helicopters, took off from the Midtown Manhattan Heliport at 2:59 p.m.…
Emergency crews walk along Pier 40 in New York City, across from the site where a helicopter crashed into the Hudson River in Jersey City, New Jersey, on Thursday.
The plane flew south, before turning north along the Manhattan waterfront toward the Hudson River.
At 3:08 p.m., the helicopter arrived at the George Washington Bridge and then turned again to fly south along the New Jersey shore.
Soon after, the plane went out of control and crashed into the water just yards from shore near Hoboken.
The Army Corps of Engineers announced shortly before 10 p.m. that it had recovered the helicopter.
The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) have confirmed they will investigate the cause of the crash.
An NTSB team, including Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy, has been deployed and will arrive at the scene Thursday evening, according to a statement.
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According to Fox Weather, the water temperature in the Hudson River is around 40 degrees.
It is known that no adverse weather conditions caused the accident.
New York Chopper did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
Map of the reported accident area in Jersey City, New Jersey, on the Hudson River side.
The crash site is less than a mile from Manhattan and is near the Holland Tunnel, where 15.8 million vehicles cross annually from New Jersey into New York City.
A safety zone one mile north and one mile south of the Holland Tunnel along the entire length of the Hudson River remains in effect, as of 10 p.m., according to the U.S. Coast Guard…
A crane boat lifts debris from a helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River on Thursday in Jersey City, New Jersey.
“The Coast Guard and Army Corps of Engineers, along with their local partners, continue to support the NTSB in its ongoing investigation and debris recovery efforts,” according to a Coast Guard statement.
President Donald Trump appeared on Truth Social on Thursday night to offer his condolences.
“A terrible helicopter crash in the Hudson River,” Trump wrote. “It appears that six people: the pilot, two adults and three children, are no longer with us. The images of the crash are horrific. May God bless the families and friends of the victims. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy and his talented team are working on this. It will be announced soon what exactly happened and how!”
Just after 8pm, Duffy approached X to share that air traffic control services were not being provided when the helicopter went down.
We pray for the victims and their families. Here’s what we know: The tour helicopter was in New York’s Special Flight Rules area, meaning no air traffic control services were being provided when it crashed, Duffy wrote in the post. “Several minutes before entering the Special Flight Rules area, LaGuardia Airport air traffic control was providing support.”
Duffy added that his agency will launch a security review team Thursday night and will provide updates as they become available.
From Pier 40 in New York City, New York and New Jersey police and firefighters respond to a helicopter crash in the Hudson River.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams spoke during a joint press conference with the FDNY and NYPD
“We stand in solidarity with the families of those on board,” Adams said. “It’s almost like remembering the plane crash here on the Hudson River. Thank God no lives were lost back then. The memory is still fresh and new, the investigation is ongoing and … the families … we are with them in our prayers.” .. BB
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said in a post about X that he had been briefed by police and called the incident “tragic.”
“We are supporting the emergency response effort through @NJSP, @Panynj and local first responders,” Murphy wrote in the post.
NYPD officials told Fox News Digital they cannot provide further details at this time.
Police and firefighters are working at the scene after a helicopter crash in the Hudson River on Thursday.
Before Thursday’s crash in the Hudson River, the NTSB reported 211 helicopter accidents in the past two years, 37 of which were fatal.
Since 1965, there have been 36 accidents in nearby New York City, 11 of which were fatal.
In 2019, two helicopters crashed in New York City…
One of the helicopters crashed into the roof of a Manhattan skyscraper in restricted airspace, killing the pilot, according to a report by the Associated Press.
The other helicopter crashed into the Hudson River and sank while being maneuvered onto a helipad, but the pilot escaped.
