NEW YORK: A helicopter crashed into the Hudson river in New York on Thursday (Apr 10), police stated with out confirming any fatalities, as marine emergency responders attended the scene.
Photos confirmed the chopper’s touchdown skids protruding from the river beside Manhattan’s West Aspect Freeway as a number of boats clustered across the impression web site.
Not less than 4 folks had been retrieved from the water and brought to hospital in New Jersey, the NBC4 broadcaster reported citing legislation enforcement on the scene.
The river is a busy delivery channel and was the scene of the dramatic 2009 incident when a US Airways plane safely landed within the water with all 155 folks on board escaping with their lives and was dubbed “Miracle on the Hudson.”
“On account of a helicopter crash within the Hudson River, within the neighborhood of the West Aspect Freeway and Spring Avenue, anticipate emergency autos and site visitors delays within the surrounding areas,” the New York Police Division wrote in an announcement.
A fireplace service spokesperson stated that “we obtained the decision at 3.17 pm ET (3.17 am, Singapore time)” a few “helicopter within the water”, however was unable to provide different data.
