NYC sightseeing helicopter plunges into river, killing 6, including family of Spanish tourists

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A New York City sightseeing helicopter broke apart in midair Thursday and crashed upside-down into the Hudson River, killing the pilot and a family of five Spanish tourists in the latest U.S. aviation disaster, officials said. (Video courtesy of Bruce Wall, Associated Press)   READ: https://mb.com.ph/2025/4/11/nyc-sightseeing-helicopter-plunges-into-river-killing-6-including-family-of-spanish-tourists   Join this channel to get access to perks:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5664f6TkaeHgwBly50DWZQ/join   Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin   Visit our website at http://mb.com.ph  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin  Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manila_bulletin  Instagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletin  Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manilabulletin   #ManilaBulletinOnline  #ManilaBulletin  #LatestNews

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00:02Hey, the roots, our hearts go out to the family.

00:31Those who were on board and all six who were on board of the helicopter, it's almost a

00:42reminiscence of the plane going down here on the Hudson River, but thank God we didn't

00:50lose any lives back then.

01:01At approximately 3.17 this afternoon, we began receiving multiple calls for a helicopter

01:10that crashed in the water.

01:13These calls generated the response of many agencies, as Deputy Mayor Daughtry stated,

01:19including FDNY, NYPD, the Port Authority, and our Jersey partners, the police officers in

01:27Jersey as well, and the Coast Guard.

01:30Three adults and three children were on board a Bell 206 helicopter that had left from the

01:37downtown Skyport just about 3 p.m.

01:41The pilot and the family visited from Spain with our preliminary information, as at this

01:48time.

01:49Members of the FDNY and NYPD harbor units arrived at the scene and divers from both agencies

01:55entered the water.

01:57At this time, all six victims have been removed from the water, and sadly, all six victims

02:06have been pronounced deceased.

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