The video shows that the tourist helicopter is separated from the Midair, splashing the Hudson River in NYC

A helicopter ride in New York City ended in the tragedy on Thursday afternoon when a tourist helicopter took six people and broke into the middle air and crashed into the Hudson River, in the report of New York Post
The accident killed everyone on the board. The victims included Tech Executive Agustin Escobar, head of Siemens Spain, his wife and three of his children, who landed in the city from Barcelona the first day. The pilot, whose identity has not been released yet, also died.
The helicopter shared with videos and posts captured by an audience showed losing his tail and rotar before slamming in water, causing a large -scale splash.
The accident occurred near West Houston Street and West Street from Pier 40 at around 3.15 am. Eyewitnesses say that the helicopter appeared in the air falling into the air like a stone in the icy river.
Emergency employees pulled six victims from the river, four of whom were declared dead on the spot. The remaining two died in the hospital. The New York City Fire Department (FDNY) confirmed that the aircraft was divided into half before going down.
Officials have initiated a complete investigation to determine whether the aircraft suddenly fell.
‘You can see that the propeller just cut off right’
Bystanders described as the scene Bell 206L-4 Longrenger IV Spiral out of control.
An audience, Charles McSorley, was walking from Jersey City towards Hobocaine when he heard a loud bounce and saw the helicopter disintegrating the middle-gathering.
“But you can really see that the propeller simply got away from the right. You can see it, and then it came down straight,” McSolley told the post. “It seemed that the helicopter was suddenly struggling.”
Another witness, Nicholas Bahamonde, was in the middle of a work zoom call in his Jersey City Flat when he saw the tail rotor breaking.
“I jumped and I said,” Oh God, there is a helicopter right now to Hudson. ” I noticed that it broke, the spiral and the accident land very clearly in the water. ,
Tour CEO indicates condolence victims, rotor failure or bird strike
Michael Roth, CEO New York Helicopter ToursThe company operating the flight expressed its grief, saying it was “destroyed” from the accident.
He said, “I am a father and a grandfather and to have children there, I have been destroyed. I am completely destroyed.” “I have not seen anything like this in my helicopter business in my 30 years.”
Roth suggested that a potential bird strike or rotor failure could be the cause of accident but he said he was not sure. The only thing I could guess – I found no clue – it was either a bird strike or the main rotor blades failed. I have no clue. I do not know. “
‘A terrible helicopter crash in Hudson River’: Trump provides sensation
US President Donald Trump offered condolences in a true social post: “A terrible helicopter crash in the Hudson River. Six people, pilots, two adults and three children, are no longer with us. The footage of the accident is frightening. God blesses the families and friends of the victims.