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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsABC7: 6 killed after helicopter with tourists aboard crashes into Hudson River
ABC7 - 6 killed after helicopter with tourists aboard crashes into Hudson River
Officials said the five passengers on the helicopter were a mix of children and adults.
WABC7
Thursday, April 10, 2025 4:53PM
JERSEY CITY, New Jersey (WABC) -- Six people were killed after a helicopter believed to be carrying a family of tourists from Spain crashed into the Hudson River on Thursday afternoon.
The crash was reported just before 3:30 p.m. closer to the Jersey City side of the Hudson.
In addition to the family of five -- two adults and three children -- a pilot was also on board, for a total of six people.
Video shared with Eyewitness News appeared to show pieces of the helicopter break apart and crash into the water.
When crews arrived the helicopter was upside down in the water.
The FAA believes the helicopter is a Bell 206 and appears to have taken off from the Downtown Manhattan Heliport at 2:59 p.m. It went off radar at 3:25 p.m.
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Officials said the five passengers on the helicopter were a mix of children and adults.
WABC7
Thursday, April 10, 2025 4:53PM
JERSEY CITY, New Jersey (WABC) -- Six people were killed after a helicopter believed to be carrying a family of tourists from Spain crashed into the Hudson River on Thursday afternoon.
The crash was reported just before 3:30 p.m. closer to the Jersey City side of the Hudson.
In addition to the family of five -- two adults and three children -- a pilot was also on board, for a total of six people.
Video shared with Eyewitness News appeared to show pieces of the helicopter break apart and crash into the water.
When crews arrived the helicopter was upside down in the water.
The FAA believes the helicopter is a Bell 206 and appears to have taken off from the Downtown Manhattan Heliport at 2:59 p.m. It went off radar at 3:25 p.m.
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ABC7: 6 killed after helicopter with tourists aboard crashes into Hudson River (Original Post)
Dennis Donovan
Apr 2025
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malaise
(292,683 posts)1. On CNNnow n/t
Johnny2X2X
(23,680 posts)2. Hope it's not tourists
Or law enforcement.
LoisB
(12,353 posts)3. I hope there are survivors.
Quiet Em
(2,533 posts)4. I'm hearing it was a family from Spain visiting NYC
Reports are the family and the pilot were all killed in the crash.
SheltieLover
(76,721 posts)5. Oh no!
obamanut2012
(29,165 posts)6. Terrible