Six killed after helicopter crashes in New York’s Hudson River

NEW YORK — Six people have died in a helicopter crash in the Hudson River in New York City, an Associated Press source says.

The fire department says it received a report of the helicopter in the water at 3:17 p.m.

Videos posted on social media show the aircraft mostly submerged, upside down in the water. The fire department says it had units on the scene performing rescue operations. Multiple rescue boats are seen on video circling the aircraft.

The rescue craft are near a site close to the Manhattan waterfront, near the end of a long maintenance pier for one of the ventilation towers for the Holland Tunnel.

Fire trucks and other emergency vehicles are on streets near the scene with their lights flashing.

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