A helicopter with a minimum of two individuals aboard crashed within the Hudson River Thursday afternoon, in accordance with the NYPD and sources with data of the investigation.
A report of the downed plane close to the West Aspect Freeway and Spring Avenue got here in shortly after 3 p.m. Two rescue officers stated one particular person had been pulled from the chopper and life-saving efforts have been underway. A second particular person was being pulled from the helicopter in unknown situation, the officers say.
It wasn’t clear how many individuals have been on the helicopter, nor the place it was headed or had come from.
Emergency boats seemed to be responding to the upside-down chopper, Citizen app footage confirmed.
Because of a helicopter crash within the Hudson River, within the neighborhood of the West Aspect Freeway and Spring Avenue, count on emergency autos and visitors delays within the surrounding areas. pic.twitter.com/zpCBAOLnUU
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The town’s Workplace of Emergency Administration urged individuals to keep away from the realm.
No different particulars have been instantly accessible.
