At the fall of a helicopter into the Hudson River, one person is expected to die

New York police reported that in the afternoon around 3.30pm in the Hudson River between Manhattan and Jersey City, he crashed a helicopter, states BBC. After reporting CBS News the one person died. Other media reports even three deaths. How many people were on board is unknown. According to CBS News, there are at least five people in the helicopter, including three children.

They add that at least two people have been pulled out of the water, and sources spoken by CBS say that one of them is children and the other is supposed to be a pilot. There is no information on their condition yet, but they reaffirmed the death of at least one person.

The helicopter was in the air for 15 minutes, according to the Flightradar website before it crashed.

He allegedly flew from the New York downtown Manhattan Heliport, and the Bell 206L-4 Longranger IV, a private owner. This is a single -engine turbine helicopter that can usually accommodate seven passengers.

New York police told CBS that at least two people had been pulled out of the water, but that no more details were known about their condition. A video posted on social networks shows a helicopter that is partially submerged while rescue teams are trying to help.

The units of the Navy and Grand Service for emergency assistance are on the scene of the accident, where New York firefighters also arrived.

The coast guard stopped the traffic of vessels in the area and established a security area.

Since 1977, at least 32 people have died in Helicopter Accidents in New York, according to the US media – last in 2019, when a helicopter used for leadership trips, he collided in a limited airspace into the roof of a skyscraper in Manhattan. A pilot died in the accident.