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1 week ago | phillytrib.com | Michael R. Sisak |David Collins |Ted Shaffrey

NEW YORK — Police and fire department divers were searching Friday for the main and rear rotors of a sightseeing helicopter that broke apart in midair and crashed into the Hudson River between New York City and New Jersey, killing all six people aboard including a family of five from Spain.

1 week ago | wishtv.com | Michael R. Sisak |Jennifer Peltz |Ted Shaffrey |Ashley Fowler

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City sightseeing helicopter broke apart in midair Thursday and crashed upside-down into the Hudson River, killing the pilot and a family of five Spanish tourists in the latest U.S. aviation disaster, officials said. The victims included Siemens executive Agustin Escobar, his wife, Mercè Camprubí Montal, a global manager at an energy technology company, and three children, in addition to the pilot, a person briefed on the investigation told The Associated Press.

1 week ago | trib.com | Michael R. Sisak |Jennifer Peltz |Ted Shaffrey

NEW YORK — A New York City sightseeing helicopter broke apart in midair Thursday and crashed upside-down into the Hudson River, killing six people, including a family of Spanish tourists, in the latest aviation disaster in the U.S., officials said. Mayor Eric Adams said the flight began at a downtown heliport about 3 p.m. and that the dead — including three children — were recovered from the water. The flight lasted less than 18 minutes, officials said.

1 week ago | fremonttribune.com | Michael R. Sisak |Jennifer Peltz |Ted Shaffrey

NEW YORK — A New York City sightseeing helicopter broke apart in midair Thursday and crashed upside-down into the Hudson River, killing six people, including a family of Spanish tourists, in the latest aviation disaster in the U.S., officials said. Mayor Eric Adams said the flight began at a downtown heliport about 3 p.m. and that the dead — including three children — were recovered from the water. The flight lasted less than 18 minutes, officials said.

1 week ago | irishexaminer.com | Michael R. Sisak |Jennifer Peltz |Ted Shaffrey

A family of five Spanish tourists and a pilot were killed when a helicopter broke apart in midair and crashed upside-down into the Hudson River, officials said. The victims included Siemens executive Agustin Escobar, his wife, Merce Camprubi Montal, and three children, in addition to the pilot, a person briefed on the investigation told The Associated Press (AP). The person could not discuss details of the investigation publicly and spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity.