A helicopter crashed into the Hudson river in New York, the police reported, while the sea rescuers intervened on the spot. The images show the landing skates of the helicopter protruding from the river next to the West Side Highway in Manhattan, while several boats crowded around the impact site.
At least four people were recovered from the water and transported to hospital in New Jersey, one would be a 10 -year -old boy. In August 2009, always in the Hudson he fell a helicopter after a clash with a tourism plane: 5 Italians died, two were teenagers. The river is a very busy navigation channel and was the scene of the dramatic accident of 2009, when a US Airways plane landed healthy and except in water with all 155 people on board who saved themselves, nicknamed “miracle on the Hudson”.
“Due to a helicopter accident in the Hudson River, near the West Side Highway and Spring Street, emergency vehicles and traffic slowdowns are expected in the surrounding areas,” wrote the New York Police Department in a statement. A spokesman for the firefighters said he “received the call at 15:17 (20:17 Italian)” regarding a “helicopter in water”, but was unable to provide further information.