Six dead, including 3 kids, after helicopter crashes into NYC’s Hudson River: ‘Split in half’


A helicopter crashed into the Hudson River near Pier 40 in New York City. Videos of the moment the helicopter plunged into the water have surfaced.

At least six people died, including 3 kids, after a Bell 206 helicopter crashed into the Hudson River between Manhattan and the New Jersey waterfront around 3:15 p.m. on Thursday, the New York Post reported.

Chilling footage captured the moment the helicopter spiraled out of the sky before plummeting into the Hudson.

The head of the Spanish branch of the technology company Siemens and his family were identified as five of the victims who were killed. The sixth victim was the pilot, whose identity has not been announced.