The river in Hoboken, New Jersey, claimed the chopper was spinning erratically with “a bunch of smoke coming out” before it crashed into the water.
“Be advised, you do have an aircraft down,” an NYPD helicopter pilot can be heard stating over the air traffic control radio. Holland Tunnel. Keep your eyes out for anybody in the water, please.
“Hey Finest,” a reference to the NYPD’s call sign, is spoken by someone five minutes later. “What’s going on over there by the Holland Tunnel?” ‘The ship went down,’ says another person.
Late Thursday night, emergency personnel were seen removing the wrecked helicopter’s remains from the muddy Hudson River. Images showed a crane removing twisted metal.
Chunks from the river. According to a post on X by Jersey City Mayor Steven, diving crews will search the Hudson River on Friday for the aircraft’s key components, which have not yet been found.
