6 people dead in New York City helicopter crash
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A tourist helicopter crashed in New York's Hudson River off lower Manhattan on Thursday afternoon, killing all six people on board.
CNN |
Six people – including three children – are dead after a passenger helicopter crashed into the Hudson River, said New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
BBC |
Video circulating on social media shows some debris floating in the river.
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