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Helicopter crash in New York's Hudson River kills 6

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A New York City sightseeing helicopter broke apart in midair Thursday and crashed upside-down into the Hudson River, killing the pilot and a family of five Spanish tourists in the latest U.S. aviatio...
From The Associated Press
Michael Roth, the chief executive of New York Helicopter Charter, has been operating sightseeing flights in and around the city for 30 years.
From The New York Times
Video circulating on social media shows some debris floating in the river.
From BBC

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