Helicopter carrying six collides with plane over Hudson River

Helicopter carrying six collides with plane over Hudson River
Helicopter and Small Plane Collide Over Hudson River
By AL BAKER 9 minutes ago
A small aircraft and a helicopter collided in midair over the Hudson River in Lower Manhattan on Saturday, raining debris down into the waterway, the authorities said.


UPDATE from CNN

One rescued after helicopter, plane collide over Hudson River
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NEW: One person rescued after air crash over river between New York, New Jersey

Plane believed to have taken off from Teterboro Airport in New Jersey

Copter belonged to Liberty Helicopter Sightseeing Tours, official says

Helicopter had six people on board, New York police official says
NEW YORK (CNN) -- One person was rescued from the Hudson River on Saturday after a tour helicopter collided with a small plane, the Coast Guard said.


First responders gather on a pier after a plane and helicopter collided Saturday over the Hudson River.

A helicopter believed to have six people on board collided with a plane over the river between Lower Manhattan and Hoboken, New Jersey, New York Deputy Police Commissioner Paul Browne told CNN.

Rescue divers and Coast Guard boats were searching the water. The helicopter belonged to Liberty Helicopter Sightseeing Tours.
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