The children sitting in the helicopter and their family were circling around the Statue of Liberty and looking carefully. Then George started going towards the North on the banks of the Hudson River towards the Washington Bridge. As soon as the helicopter turned south, the blades separated in the air, then the helicopter fell into the river near New Jersey.

Helicopter crash in New York, 6 people killed

Six people, including three children, were killed when a helicopter crashed in the Hudson River in New York. CNN quoted the mayor of New York City as saying that the dead include a pilot and a family from Spain.#Planecrash , pic.twitter.com/7ptbaftl5t

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The helicopter merged into the river after the blade was separated

In the video of the helicopter crash, the helicopter is seen falling into the river. Even before falling into the river, the first blades of the helicopter separated from it, while the remaining parts are also seen in the air. The plane fell directly into the river, reversing in the air, 6 people aboard the helicopter fell into the river. Three children, a pilot and the same family member from Spain are included in the helicopter crash.

Seeing the beautiful view of the city from the sky

According to CNN, the accident occurred late afternoon near Pier 40. The Crash Helicopter was named a bell 206 L-4 Longranger IV. This helicopter brought tourists to conduct the city air tour. It was blowing from the lower manhattan with the people. It circled around the Statue of Liberty and then went to the North side of the Hudson River towards the George Washington Bridge. After this it turned south and fell into the river near New Jersey.