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The New York Police Department has said a helicopter crashed in the Hudson River near Manhattan. Watch and follow the latest below.

Five of the individuals on board were a family of tourists from Spain and the sixth person was the pilot, officials say.

A helicopter crashed into the Hudson River in New York on Thursday afternoon, killing the six passengers on board. One witness said she saw the helicopter "kept spinning in the air" before crashing into the river.

The victims are three adults and three children, New York authorities say, including a family visiting from Spain.

A tourist helicopter crashed in New York City's Hudson River, near Lower Manhattan, on Thursday (April 10) afternoon and was submerged in the water, prompting a huge response of emergency personnel. A person briefed on the matter said there were six people on board including five passengers and a pilot on the helicopter tour flight but it is not clear if there were any survivors.

Five people have been pulled from the water, according to two people briefed on the rescue efforts. Their condition was not yet known.

New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch has given some details about the fatal helicopter ride. She said the helicopter was operated by New York Helicopters and took off from t