A tourist helicopter appeared to fall apart midair and plummeted into the Hudson River, killing a family of five visiting New York City from Spain and a pilot.
According to Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch, the aircraft, a Bell 206 flying for New York Helicopters, took off from a Lower Manhattan heliport at 2:59 p.m. It flew along the Manhattan shoreline before losing control near Pier A Park in Hoboken at approximately 3:08 p.m.
FDNY divers recovered two victims immediately, and two others were taken to local hospitals, where they sadly succumbed to their injuries.
Names are being withheld pending family notification.
As of 5:15 p.m., rescue efforts appeared to have concluded, and officials were focused on recovering parts of the helicopter from the water.
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