Helicopter Misses Landing Pad And Crashes In Hudson: Nypd

A helicopter ended up in the Hudson River after it missed its landing pad near West 30th Street in Manhattan Wednesday afternoon, the NYPD said.

A helicopter crashed into the Hudson River near Manhattan on Wednesday afternoon. The chopper's pilot is OK and no passengers were on board. CBS News' David Begnaud reports from the scene.
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Paul Milo

05/15/2019 4:26 p.m.

The pilot got out of the water safely, police also said. The pilot, who was alone on the helicopter, suffered non-life-threatening injuries, CBS 2 reported. A person on the ground near the dock was hurt after being struck by flying debris, the station also said.

Those injuries were also non-life-threatening.

The crash occurred near the recently opened Hudson Yards development, which is almost directly across the river from Jersey City Heights and Hoboken.

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