A helicopter collapsed into the Hudson River in New York, six people died

10. Apr 2025 at 22:33 I Updated at 6:09

New York. Six people, including three children, died on Thursday’s fall of a helicopter to the Hudson River in New York, said on Friday, according to AP, Mayor of Eric Adams.

The victims of the ABC News Police Source are the Director of Siemens for Spain Agustin Escobar, his wife and three children aged four, five and 11 years. According to the same source, a 36-year-old pilot also lost his life.

The circumstances of the accident are investigated by the National Safety Authority (NTSB).

The helicopter has disintegrated in the air

The disaster came near the waterfront of Manhattan, at the end of the long pier for the maintenance of one of the Ventilation Towers of the Holland tunnel.

Witness videos show how the Bell 206L helicopter runs by uncontrollable speed to the river near the coast of Jersey City, while the machine parts fall into the water.

Witness Bruce Wall for AP said he saw the helicopter « disintegrated » in the air, while the tail and the propeller fell away.

« He was smoking terribly (helicopter). restaurants near the river.

The helicopter was operated by New York Helicopter, which organizes sightseeing flights.

In response, Michael Roth’s chief said he didn’t know what happened to the machine he allegedly rented from Louisiana.

The helicopter ran into the air around 3 pm local time (21.00 CEST) and collapsed seventeen minutes later. According to AP, the sky at that time was retracted, but the visibility above the river was not significantly worse.

Escobar’s family, according to ABC News, went to New York from Barcelona at the holiday. The helicopter was used for a sightseeing flight.

A busy place

The sky above Manhattan is commonly full of aircraft and helicopters, both private recreational aircraft, commercial and tourist flights, and also said.

Directly in Manhattan there are several heliports, not only from which business managers are transported across the entire metropolitan area of ​​New York.

President Donald Trump In a post on the social network, Truth Social expressed his condolences to families and friends to the victims of the « terrible accident crash ».

He stated that the Minister of Transport Sean Duffa and his colleagues are conducting an investigation and that « notifications of exactly what happened and how they would be published soon ».

« Our hearts are with the families of those who were on board, » added New York Mayor Eric Adams, who, as one of the first officials, confirmed the death of all six people.