New aerial video footage released by the New York City Police Department (NYPD) shows the moment a tour helicopter crashed into the Hudson River last week, killing six people, including three children.
An aerial video in the April 10 response shows a diver jumping into muddy water from a NYPD boat and walking towards a broken aircraft.
The Bell 206 L-4 helicopter floated upside down as the diver worked to retrieve five passengers, including the pilot and Agustin Escobar, his wife, Merce Campulvimontal and three young children.
Six deaths, including three children, after the Hudson River helicopter plummet
Crane lifts the remains of a helicopter that hit the Hudson River on April 10 in Jersey City, New Jersey (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
At a press conference Wednesday, officials said the NYPD diving unit was searching for missing people in the river, helping to respond quickly to Jersey City, New Jersey.
“I got a call so I headed for a helicopter crash as quickly as possible,” said Joseph Frebola, executive director of the NYPD Scuba division. “We were there in about 8-10 minutes.”
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Although weather conditions during rescue were unfavourable, Flebora said the team is focusing on finding the aircraft tail and main rotors to assist in the investigation.
“The current was turning over [weather conditions were] “Super bad,” he said.
Victims of helicopter crash in New York City April 10th. The five families killed in the tragedy included Siemens executive Agustin Escobar. and his wife, Merche Kanrubi Montal, the global manager of an energy technology company. and three children. The pilot was also killed. (New York Helicopter Tour, LLC)
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) The aircraft announced on Saturday is not equipped with flight recorders and many questions have not been answered.
No onboard video or camera recorders were recovered, and no information on helicopter avionics could be used by authorities to determine the cause of the crash.
NTSB found a tour helicopter that hit the Hudson River and is not equipped with a flight recorder
Police and firefighters are working at the scene after a helicopter crashed into the Hudson River near Manhattan, New York City on April 10. (via Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu Getty Images)
According to the NTSB, divers were able to find major fuselages, including the cockpit and cabin, the front part of the tail boom, horizontal stabilizer finlets and vertical fins.
Investigators continue to search for the wreckage using side scan sonar.
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Helicopter operator, new york Helicopter Charter Inc. reported that the aircraft was last inspected on March 1st and completed seven tour flights before the shipwreck.
Authorities are still working to determine the cause of the crash.
