At least five people, including children, were on board, according to sources.
At least three people were killed when a helicopter crashed in the Hudson River by Lower Manhattan in New York City on Thursday afternoon, law enforcement sources told ABC News.
At least five people, including children, were on board, according to sources.
In this screen grab from a video, first responders rush to the scene of a helicopter crash in the Hudson River on April 10, 2025, in New York.
Luis Hernandez
In this screen grab from a video, first responders rush to the scene of a helicopter crash in the Hudson River on April 10, 2025, in New York.
Luis Hernandez
“I was walking by and the helicopter went down at 45-degree angle,” Eric Campoverde told ABC News. “Big splash — it was very scary.”
“It sounded like a sonic boom,” a witness told New York ABC station WABC. He said he saw the “helicopter splitting in two with the rotor flying off.”
In this screen grab from a video, first responders rush to the scene of a helicopter crash in the Hudson River on April 10, 2025, in New York.
WABC
Another witness told WABC “one propeller broke into pieces.”
The helicopter was upside-down in the 50-degree water when rescuers arrived to the scene, which was closer to the New Jersey side of the Hudson River, according to sources.
In this screen grab from a video, first responders rush to the scene of a helicopter crash in the Hudson River on April 10, 2025, in New York.
Joey Fine
In this screen grab from a video, first responders rush to the scene of a helicopter crash in the Hudson River on April 10, 2025, in New York.
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This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
ABC News’ Leah Sarnoff contributed to this report.