Footage circulating on social media on Thursday appeared to show the moment a helicopter crashed into the Hudson River. An investigation is underway.

Shortly after 3 p.m., the NYPD posted about the helicopter crash in the Hudson River on X, confirming what social media posts had captured on video.

A helicopter, carrying at least four people, crashed into the Hudson River on Thursday afternoon, leaving three people dead, reports say. Around 3:15 p.m., the helicopter, a Bell 206 LongRanger, went down into the river that divides New York City from New Jersey. The helicopter appeared to have taken off from Manhattan, according to FlightRadar24.

At least 38 people have died in helicopter accidents in New York City since 1977, when an accident on a skyscraper landing pad led the city to start putting restrictions on where choppers could land.

A helicopter carrying a family visiting from Spain and their pilot crashed into the Hudson River, killing all six people on board. City officials, including Mayor Eric Adams, praised the rapid response from emergency crews,

BREAKING: At least 4 dead in Hudson River helicopter crash. The FAA and NTSB are investigating.April 10, 2025 00:32

Cellphone video showed multiple rescue boats searching through the Hudson River as they responded to a report of a crashed helicopter that authorities say killed six people.

Six people have died in a helicopter crash in the Hudson River in New York City, an Associated Press source says. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below. NEW YORK (AP) — A helicopter crashed Thursday into the Hudson River just off Manhattan,

Five people have been pulled from the water, according to two people briefed on the rescue efforts. Their condition was not yet known.