“The variety of individuals on board is unknown presently. The FAA and the Nationwide Transportation Security Board will examine.”
‘Heartbreaking’
The river is a busy transport channel and the scene of a dramatic 2009 incident when a US Airways jet safely landed within the water. All 155 individuals on board escaped with their lives in an occasion dubbed “Miracle on the Hudson.”
The river is as deep as 60 meters at factors, and an AFP correspondent noticed what gave the impression to be floatation gadgets deployed on the plane’s skids.
The typical temperature of the river is 8 levels Celsius presently of 12 months, in keeping with the US Geological Survey.
There’s a heliport near the Hudson Yards growth nevertheless it was unclear if the plane was heading to or from the ability.
“On account of a helicopter crash within the Hudson River, within the neighborhood of the West Facet Freeway and Spring Road, count on emergency automobiles 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 (3.17 am, Singapore time)” a few “helicopter within the water,” however was unable to offer different info.
New Jersey State Police didn’t instantly reply to an AFP request for remark.
There have been round 30 helicopter crashes in New York since 1980, Brooklyn Borough President Mark Levine informed reporters, calling for tighter restrictions on helicopter site visitors within the metropolis.
New York Mayor Eric Adams referred to as the incident “heartbreaking.”
“The staff is on the scene on the heartbreaking and tragic crash within the Hudson River,” he wrote on X.
