For now The causes of the accident are unknown. Images transmitted by local television channels showed How the helicopter quickly rushed into the river that separates New York from New Jersey, at Manhattan.
“The six victims were removed from water. Unfortunatelythe six were declared dead“, Said Mayor Eric Adams to the press.
According to the person in charge, A family of Spanish tourists and the pilot went aboard the Bell 206.
AFP photos show the pantines of Helicopter landing protruding in the water next to a boat of the Army Corps of Engineers, near the West Side Highway in Manhattan.
In addition, several videos have been published on social networks where the exact moment in which the helicopter collapses is observed In the river before the astonishment of several people who were close.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvu-lcjom-y
Six People were Killed Thursday When a Helicopter Crashd into the Hudson River Near Lower Manhattan, Authorities Told ABC News. https://t.co/uzkwvvudit pic.twitter.com/iz92x4avjj
– ABC News (@ABC) April 10, 2025
Hudson River Helicopter Crash @fox5ny @ABC7 @Nbcnewyork @Cbsnewyork @njdotcom @News12NJ @Cnn @cnnbrk
Credit: Bruce Wall pic.twitter.com/cvy249wapx
– Sangriaultra (@xpertcommander) April 10, 2025
Fotage of the Helicopter that Crasshed in the Hudson River in Manhattan, New York, Flying Erratically Before Crashing. pic.twitter.com/bga51y57pg
– Breaking News (@thenewstrending) April 10, 2025
🔴Tragedia in New York. Five Spanish tourists die when the helicopter in which they were traveling on the Hudson River fall.
It is a family with their three children. The pilot has also died.
The fog could be the cause of the accident. pic.twitter.com/qmidhistjw– Almudena Ariza (@Almuariza) April 10, 2025