Helicopter crash in Hudson River kills all 6 aboard

Tourist Helicopter Crash In New York Hudson River , All Passengers Dead . Six people died when a helicopter crashed into the Hudson River Thursday afternoon. The incident happened at around 3:17 p.m. near the Holland Tunnel ventilation shaft in Jersey City, not far from River Drive South and Newport Parkway, near the Water’s Soul sculpture.

Tourist Helicopter Crash In New York

New York City Mayor Eric Adams said three adults and three children were killed, including a family of five from Spain and the pilot. Their bodies have been recovered, he said.

“Our hearts go out to the family and those on board,” New York City Mayor Eric Adams said during the briefing.

Video from the crash showed the chopper plunging into the water without a tail rotor or a main rotor blade. Officials said it hit the water inverted.

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the incident. President Donald Trump took to his social media platform on Thursday evening, calling the crash “terrible” and saying that the footage of the accident is “horrendous.”

Witnesses describe the crash-
Witnesses described helicopter parts coming apart in mid-air before plummeting down into the water. Debris could be seen flying from the helicopter as it plunged into the river. Tisch said officials believe the helicopter hit the water inverted.

“The helicopter was a little bit like nose down, slightly, and I saw the propeller separating from the helicopter. It kept spinning in the air alone. Nothing was attached to it,” witness Sarah Jane Raymond Ryer said.

“It sounded honestly like an engine came out. I looked outside my window. I saw a few people running towards the water, and some people were acting pretty normal. So I was like oh, it might not be anything. Then I started to hear all the sirens come outside,” Jersey City resident Jenn Lynk said.

“I heard, like, such a loud sound. It felt like thunder. And because it was raining today, it was just like, OK, maybe. And then I saw, like, black particles flying. Again, I thought maybe it’s just like, dust, or birds, and then we heard all the emergency vehicles and sirens go by, and I think that’s when it was like, OK, what’s happening,” Jersey City resident Ipsitaa Banigrhi said.

Video appeared to show flotation devices on the helicopter’s landing gear in the water. The fuselage of the helicopter was not visible. The helicopter’s tail was also not visible.