Images released on social networks showed the moment when a helicopter falls on the waters of the Hudson River in New York. The case happened on the afternoon of Thursday (10).
In the video, the aircraft appears advancing in free fall towards the ground.
Authorities at the scene reported that there are victims, but the exact number is not yet clear. At least six people were aboard the helicopter.
Three children and two adults – were rescued from the Hudson River and transported to hospitals, a police officer told the scene CNN . The health of these five individuals is not yet clear.
Search teams are in the water looking for a sixth person, which would have been trapped in the seat belt.
According to analysis of the CNN And from the Flightradar 24 flight tracking site, the helicopter flew for about 16 minutes before falling into the water.
The flight trajectory shows that the aircraft took off from the south of Manhattan, made a circle near the Statue of Liberty before flying upstairs to the George Washington bridge, about 300 meters in altitude. At this point, he turned south, stopping in the water near New Jersey.
This content was originally published on video: See moment when helicopter falls into the Hudson River in New York on CNN Brazil.
Source: CNN Brasil
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