A family was wiped out, terrifying footage of the helicopter crash into the river emerges! Who were the victims (VIDEO)

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A family was wiped out, terrifying footage of the helicopter crash into the

These are the terrifying images of the serious helicopter crash that occurred off the coast of New Jersey, where a family's afternoon sightseeing excursion over the foggy Manhattan coastline ended in tragedy.

Citizens saw the helicopter fall from the sky and sink into the river.

The victims included Agustín Escobar, a Siemens executive, and his family, according to a law enforcement official. The family was visiting from Spain, New York Mayor Eric Adams said during a news conference Thursday.

While not much is known about the reason for the helicopter crash, its surprising descent from the sky shocked witnesses as first responders did everything they could to save the victims.

 
 
 
 
 
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At 3:17 p.m., multiple 911 calls reported a helicopter crash in the Hudson River near the New Jersey shoreline at Pier A Park in Hoboken, New York Police Department Commissioner Jessica Tisch said. When they arrived, police pulled four people from the water and the FDNY pulled two people out, she said.

Four victims were pronounced dead at the scene and two others were taken to local hospitals, Tisch said. Two children were taken to Jersey City Medical Center before being pronounced dead, Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop said in X .

“Our hearts go out to the families of those on board,” Adams said. President Donald Trump also sent his condolences via a Truth Social post, saying “God bless the families and friends of the victims” and that Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy was reviewing the incident.

Spain's Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, called the incident "an unimaginable tragedy" in a post on X.

FlightRadar24 reported that the helicopter was a Bell 206L-4 LongRanger IV, based on ADS-B tracking data. It was built in 2004 and had an airworthiness certificate issued in 2016 that was good until 2029, according to Federal Aviation Administration records. No information was immediately available about the pilot, according to Adams.

The helicopter took off from the Manhattan helipad in downtown at 2:59 p.m., where it flew south before turning to fly north along the Manhattan waterfront to the Hudson River, Tisch said. At 3:08 p.m., the helicopter reached the George Washington Bridge and then turned to fly south along the New Jersey shoreline, where it lost control shortly after, she said.


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