A helicopter crashed on Thursday, April 10, 2025, into the Hudson River just off Manhattan, killing six people, officials said.
According to AP News, the fire department said it received a report of a helicopter in the water at 3:17 p.m.
A Law enforcement official told The Associated Press that six people were aboard, and all were dead.
The official was not authorized to speak publicly and did so on condition of anonymity.
Witness Bruce Wall said he saw the helicopter “falling apart” in midair, with the tail and propeller coming off.
The propeller was still spinning without the aircraft as it fell, he said.
Videos posted on social media showed the Bell 206 mostly submerged, upside-down in the water.
The Federal Aviation Administration identified the helicopter as a Bell 206.
The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board planned to investigate.
Multiple rescue boats were seen circling the aircraft.
The rescue craft were near the end of a long maintenance pier for a ventilation tower serving the Holland Tunnel on the New Jersey side of the river..
Fire trucks and other emergency vehicles were on streets near the scene with their lights flashing.
The skies over Manhattan are routinely filled with both planes and helicopters, both private recreational aircraft and commercial and tourist flights.
Manhattan has several helipads that whisk business executives and others to destinations throughout the metropolitan area.
Over the years, there have been multiple crashes, including a collision between a plane and a tourist helicopter over the Hudson River in 2009.
The crash was said to have killed nine people2018 crash of a charter helicopter offering “open door” flights that went down into the East River, killing five people.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams said three adults and three children were killed, including the pilot and a family from Spain.
Their bodies have been recovered, he said.
“Our hearts go out to the family of those who were on board and all six who were on board of the helicopter,” New York City Mayor Eric Adams said.