At least five people have died after a helicopter traveling to a Spanish family –Many of them are minorities– This will fail in the Hudson River New York This Thursday. The accident is already being investigated by the Federal Aviation Administration.
The New York Fire Department was invited at 1:15 pm. (Local time) about the incident. Rescue operations have begun, NBC news chain says It is believed that the sixth person is missing It may be pilot.
For its part, the New York Police Department has reported in a news report through social networks, due to the helicopter accident, “Traffic delays in the surrounding areas” are expected in the river. Due to the passage of the ambulance.
New York’s Mayor Eric Adams described the accident as a “sad accident.” Some media confirm that Six residents of the helicopter have diedBut no official evidence has yet to confirm it and the initial information may change.
Many videos on social networks show the helicopter moment Collapsed by tens of thousands of meters After losing the tail rotor, Hudson crashed against the water.
Helicopter, a Bell 206 model, It flew for about 16 minutes Before falling into the water. Just before the vacuum, the CNN chain said that the device surrounded the statue of independence before the Hudson river to the Washington Bridge.
At least 32 people died in helicopter accidents Since 1977 in New York; The most recent in 2019, a helicopter used for administrative trips crashed into a restricted airspace with the roof of the Manhattan Air Building Building and the Pilot died, ABC said.
An accident, such as Thursday, occurred in 2018, and five of the six of a helicopter departed from New Jersey and fell into the icy river of the East River, and the other river to bathe Manhattan.
