10-04-2025
New York helicopter crash: Rescue operation under way in Hudson River; witness 'saw blade fall off'
Helicopter believed to be privately owned
Flight tracking site Flightradar24 says it believes it has identified the helicopter involved in today's crash.
It says the aircraft involved is N216MH, a Bell 206L-4 LongRanger IV.
Details about the helicopter show it to be privately owned and having taken several short trips across New York today.
Four people were on helicopter when it crashed - one person recovered from water
By Tom Winter and Jonathan Dienst, NBC News
There were four people on board the helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River.
One has been successfully pulled from the water, though it is not clear what state that person is in.
Witness saw chopper blade 'fall off'
Someone who witnessed the crash said he saw one of the helicopter's blades fly off.
Avi Rakesh tells our US partner network NBC that he saw the helicopter going south towards New Jersey when "the chopper blade flew off".
"I don't know what happened to the tail, but it just straight up dropped," he said.
"It dropped feet away from Holland Tunnel, and I can't imagine if it hit it."
Watch: Emergency crews respond to helicopter crash
We can now bring you a live stream of the Hudson River as emergency crews respond to a helicopter crash there.
The New York Fire Department said it received a report of a helicopter in the water at 3.17pm local time (8.17pm UK time).
Helicopter crashes in Hudson River near Manhattan in New York
A helicopter has crashed in the Hudson River near Manhattan, the New York Police Department has said.
It is not yet known if there are any injuries or fatalities.
