Five people have been pulled from the water, according to two people briefed on the rescue efforts. Their condition was not yet known.

Video of the crash showed what appeared to be a large object plunging into the river, followed seconds later by what appeared to be a helicopter blade. Afterwards, emergency and p

A helicopter carrying a family visiting from Spain and their pilot crashed into the Hudson River, killing all six people on board. City officials, including Mayor Eric Adams, praised the rapid response from emergency crews,

A New York City sightseeing helicopter has broken apart in midair and crashed into the Hudson River, killing six people

Five of the individuals on board were a family of tourists from Spain and the sixth person was the pilot, officials say.

A tourist helicopter crashed in New York's Hudson River off lower Manhattan on Thursday afternoon, killing all six people on board. It was the latest in a series of accidents involving choppers operating around the city in recent years.

A helicopter crashed into the Hudson River in New York on Thursday afternoon, killing all six people on board. One witness said she saw the aircraft "kept spinning in the air" before falling into the river.