About 3:19 p.m. on Thursday, 30-year-old engineer Rashmi Kamkeri was working remotely from her Newport Park apartment when she heard a loud crash.
“That was terrible,” Kamkeri said to DailyMail.com. Ten seconds after I believed it was thunder, I saw the helicopter drop ten feet above the ocean,
Then make a loud splash before descending into the sea. I saw a chunk of the helicopter fall into the lake, which made me fear. The Waterway boat was in motion when it turned.
I was on the verge of tears as I prayed for someone to come and rescue them. I hoped someone would make it out alive. I’m so depressed.
While walking her rescued dog Archie in the rain on the West Side Highway, Anna saw the lights and emergency personnel on the New Jersey side of the river.
