Tourist helicopter crashes into New York's Hudson River, killing all six aboard

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A tourist helicopter plummeted upside down into New York City's Hudson River on Thursday (April 10), killing all six people on board, including a Spanish family with three children and the pilot.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/2s35mrts  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Oh my God! Oh my gosh!

00:02A tourist helicopter plummeted upside down into New York City's Hudson River on Thursday,

00:08killing all six people on board.

00:10The victims included a Spanish family with three children and the pilot.

00:14The New York Times reported that Agustin Escobar,

00:18an executive at Germany-based technology company Siemens, was among those killed.

00:23Police said the Bell 206 chopper, operated by New York Helicopter Tours,

00:27departed at about 3 p.m. from a downtown helicopter pad and flew north over the Hudson River.

00:34It turned south when it reached the George Washington Bridge and crashed minutes later,

00:39hitting the water upside down and getting submerged near lower Manhattan at around 3.15 p.m.,

00:45just off Hoboken, New Jersey.

00:47At this time, all six victims have been removed from the water.

00:53And sadly, all six victims have been pronounced deceased.

01:00Again, we're praying for the families and our gratitude to the rescuers

01:05and the courage that was displayed in their dedication.

01:10New York Helicopter Tours offers sightseeing flights for $114 per person on its website.

01:16It did not respond immediately to a request from Reuters for comment about the crash.

01:22The cause of the crash remains under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board.

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