9 Dead in Plane, Copter Collision over Hudson River
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NEW YORK — A tour helicopter carrying five Italian tourists collided with a small plane Saturday over the Hudson River, and authorities believed all nine people aboard were killed.
The accident, which Mayor Michael Bloomberg called "not survivable," scattered debris into the river and onto the Hoboken, N.J., waterfront. It happened just after noon between Manhattan and Hoboken on a crystal clear summer day.
Two bodies were recovered in the water, one floating free and one in the wreckage. Other bodies have been spotted in the debris. The crash victims included five Italian tourists and a pilot on the helicopter and the three people on the plane, including a child, Bloomberg said.
The accident, which Mayor Michael Bloomberg called "not survivable," scattered debris into the river and onto the Hoboken, N.J., waterfront. It happened just after noon between Manhattan and Hoboken on a crystal clear summer day.
Two bodies were recovered in the water, one floating free and one in the wreckage. Other bodies have been spotted in the debris. The crash victims included five Italian tourists and a pilot on the helicopter and the three people on the plane, including a child, Bloomberg said.
