The six people on board were killed when a tourist helicopter immersed himself in the Hudson River for Bajo Manhattan in New York City on Thursday afternoon, confirmed the mayor of Jersey City, Steven Fulop, A ABC News.
The helicopter, which was a rented helicopter New York helicopter, took a pilot, two adults and three children, authorities said during a press conference. Family members were tourists from Spain, authorities said.
The accident occurred at 3:17 pm on the coast of River Drive in Hoboken, New Jersey, just over 15 minutes after he left Wall St. Helipport. The helicopter arrived at the George Washington bridge before turning south and crashing, according to the authorities.
“Our hearts are with the family and on board,” said New York City Mayor Eric Adams, during the informative session.
On this video screen, a helicopter crashed into the Hudson River on April 10, 2025 in New York.
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The first to respond walked through dock 40, on April 10, 2025, in New York, where a helicopter fell on the Hudson River in Jersey City, NJ
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The shock video showed that the helicopter immersed himself in the water without a tail rotor or a blade of the main rotor. The authorities said he hit the inverted water.
Jersey City Medical Center, where passengers were transported after the accident, tried as stronger, said Mayor Fulop to ABC News.
The Spanish Consulate of New York City is in contact with the authorities to gather and confirm the information and identification of the people involved in the helicopter accident, according to the communications team of the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The authorities in Spain also know the accident, according to the department.
Dani Horbiak told ABC News that he saw the helicopter “fall from the sky” from the window of his apartment.
“I heard five or six strong noises that sounded almost like shots in the sky and I saw that the pieces fell, then I saw him fall into the river,” he said.
Rescue workers and emergency staff work at the scene of a helicopter accident on the Hudson River, near Lower Manhattan in New York, on April 10, 2025.
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On this video screen, the first to respond run to the scene of a helicopter accident on the Hudson River on April 10, 2025 in New York.
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“He was walking and the helicopter fell at an angle of 45 degrees,” Eric Campoverde told ABC News. “Great splash, I was very afraid.”
“It sounded like a sononic boom,” said a witness New York Wabc ABC Station. He said he saw the “helicopter divided into two with the rotor flying.”
On this video screen, the first to respond run to the scene of a helicopter accident on the Hudson River on April 10, 2025 in New York.
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Another witness told Wabc: “A propeller broke into pieces.”
The helicopter, identified by the Federal Aviation Administration as Bell 206 helicopter, was on his sixth flight of the day. It was found upside down in the 50 degree water when rescuers arrived at the scene, which was closer to the New Jersey side of the Hudson River, according to the sources.
The Jersey City Police Department is taking the investigation initiative since the helicopter crashed on the Jersey City river side, Fulop said Thursday on Thursday.
Fulop said the city has had concerns about air traffic about Hudson before and expects this to provide more attention to its security concerns.
Leah Sarnoff and Erin Murtha of ABC News contributed to this report.
