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Helicopter crashes in Hudson River near Manhattan in New York
Multiple people have died after a helicopter crash in New York’s Hudson River, officials have told Sky’s US partner NBC News.
It’s believed the aircraft was a tourist helicopter on a flight around Manhattan.
New Jersey State Police have said there were two adults, two children and a pilot onboard. It is not known how many people have died.
The New York Fire Department said it received a report of a helicopter in the water at 3.17pm local time (8.17pm UK time). It has units on the scene performing rescue operations, it added.
A New York Fire Department boat at the scene. Pic: AP
A man who saw the crash said “the chopper blade flew off”.
“I don’t know what happened to the tail, but it just straight up dropped,” Avi Rakesh told NBC News.
The crash took place in the river near the Holland tunnel, which links lower Manhattan’s Tribeca neighbourhood with Jersey City to its west.
The crash site is also close to Pier 40, a multiuse facility with sports fields, tourist party boats and a large car park.
First responders at long Pier 40, near the crash site. Pic: AP
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