- A helicopter crashed Thursday in the Hudson river in New York.
- A New York police spokesman told Business Insider that an investigation was underway.
- Recent airline accidents have increased awareness of air security, but the incident seems unrelated to the moment.
A helicopter crashed in the Hudson river near Manhattan in New York on Thursday afternoon, police announced.
A spokesman for the NYPD told Business Insider that the authorities had responded to the first calls concerning the crash at 3:17 p.m. local time. No additional information on injuries, the type of plane or the cause of the accident is still available.
The calls to the registered owner of the helicopter, a Louisiana company, were unanswered.
A recent wave of plane accidents has increased conscience to airline security, but Thursday’s incident seems to have nothing to do with the airline accidents for the moment.
The flight tracking data shows that the helicopter started from the New York financial district before heading north along the Hudson river before finally returning to the city center. Flightradar24
This is not the first time that a helicopter has grown in rivers near New York. In 2018, five people died after a helicopter made an emergency landing in the East river and turned upside down, trapping passengers inside.
And in 2019, a helicopter accidental On the roof of a skyscraper, killing the pilot.
The Hudson river sees a strong helicopter traffic between airports in the region and tourist flights on sites like the statue of Liberty. Pilots must use specific corridors and the flight rules designated by the Federal Aviation Administration.
It is a story in development. Please check the updates.
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