At least six people are killed when a helicopter crashes into the Hudson River in New York City while children are inside.

Before plunging into the ocean, the aircraft hovered for around sixteen minutes. It departed from downtown Manhattan,

Circled the Statue of Liberty, and then flew at a height of around 1000 feet up the Hudson River to the George Washington Bridge.

Furthermore, it is too soon to determine what could have caused the collision. As rescue personnel raced to the site, dramatic footage showed the chopper plummeting into the ocean.

Rescue operations seemed to be completed as of 5:15 p.m., and authorities are concentrating on retrieving airplane components, according to Fox 5.

According to NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch, two individuals were sent to the hospital and “succumbed to their injuries” after four were declared dead at the scene.