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Authorities removed the wreckage of a helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River killing six people, including a family of Spanish tourists, in the latest aviation disaster in the U.S.
CNN |
Six people – including three children – are dead after a passenger helicopter crashed into the Hudson River, said New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
BBC |
Video circulating on social media shows some debris floating in the river.

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