BREAKING NEWS: Helicopter crashes

At least one person is dead after a helicopter crashed into the Hudson River in New York, police told CBS News, the BBC’s US partner on Thursday. ALSO READ: Do These 8 Things Immediately Your Government Shuts Down the Internet to Silence Your Voice

The New York police department said at least two people were pulled from the water, though their condition remains unclear. It is not clear if the person reported dead was one of the two people pulled from the river.

Marine and land units are on the scene of the crash but it remains unclear how many people were on board, the New York Fire Department told CBS News, the BBC’s US partner.

Video circulating on social media shows some debris floating in the river. ALSO READ: TIKTOK: How Criminals Use Livestream Gifting to ‘Wash’ Their Illicit Funds

The crash which occurred around 15:15 EDT (20:15 GMT) happened closer to the New Jersey side of the Hudson River.

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