
DEVELOPING: Helicopter Splits in Half and Crashes into the Hudson River with At Least Four People Including a Child Inside — One Person Reportedly Dead

A helicopter has crashed into the Hudson River with a child reportedly aboard the aircraft.
The New York Post reported that rescue efforts are underway after the chopper went down near Pier 40 on West Houston Street and West Street around 3:15 p.m.
NYC residents on social media said there was a “loud thumping noise” when the helicopter crashed. The cause appeared to be a broken propeller.
LOOK:
Helicopter crashing into Hudson River. You can see the propellers falling. So sad … pic.twitter.com/6C6aWsS4Ay
— dinoshan (@dinoshanr) April 10, 2025
Below is another video a resident took of the crash:
HELICOPTER DOWN IN NEW YORK CITY’S HUDSON RIVERpic.twitter.com/EXCrqheg2a
— NewsWire (@NewsWire_US) April 10, 2025
The FDNY is currently on the scene providing rescue efforts. According to ABC News, four people were on board.
All four have been removed from the 50-degree water. At least one person is dead according to the New York Post.
The conditions of the others is unknown at this time. Rescuers on scene were reportedly performing CPR on the child.
UPDATE: An eyewitness has revealed the helicopter split in two, with the rotor flying off in the sky. He said it sounded like a “sonic boom.”
INSANE: Eye witness recounts the moment a helicopter “split in 2, with the rotor flying off in the sky” in the Hudson River in NYC.
So tragic.
“It sounded like a sonic boom on my right. I look up, I literally just see a helicopter splitting in 2, with the rotor flying off in… pic.twitter.com/UDS8O0ue6e
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) April 10, 2025
Developing….
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