ALERT: WE HAVE *NEVER* SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS
At least three people have been killed after a helicopter carrying two adults and three children from Spain crashed into the Jersey City side of the Hudson River on Thursday afternoon.
It was reported around 3:30 p.m. closer to the Jersey City side of the Hudson, right next to the air ventilation building for the Holland Tunnel, which goes underwater between Jersey City and lower Manhattan.
Officials said the five passengers on the helicopter were a mix of children and adults. The conditions of the other victims were said to be grave.
A witness told New York City media outlets that he saw the helicopter crash.
“I heard a loud snap … I looked over … and I could see a helicopter falling on its side and splash into the water,” the witness said. “I…
