A tourist helicopter carrying five family members from Spain plunged into the Hudson River in New York City on Thursday afternoon, killing six, including three children.
According to the New York Police Department, The New York Helicopters chartered chopper, which was carrying a pilot, two adults and three children, fell into the Hudson River by Lower Manhattan in New York City on Thursday afternoon.
The crash occurred at 3:17 p.m. off the coast of River Drive in Hoboken, New Jersey, just over 15 minutes after it departed from the Wall St. Heliport.
“Our hearts go out to the family and those on board,” New York City Mayor Eric Adams said during the briefing.
Video from the crash showed the chopper plunging into the water without a tail rotor or a main rotor blade. Officials said it hit the water inverted.
Jersey City Medical Center, where the passengers were transported after the crash, tried as hard as they could, Mayor Fulop told ABC News.
The Spanish Consulate of New York City is in touch with authorities to gather and confirm information and identification of the people involved in the helicopter crash, according to the communications team at the Spanish Foreign Ministry.
The chopper — identified by the Federal Aviation Administration as a Bell 206 helicopter — was on its sixth flight of the day.
It was later 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 sources.
