NEW YORK (Gray News) - Authorities in New York say an investigation is underway after a sightseeing helicopter crashed in the Hudson River on Thursday.

The New York City Police Department reported that emergency crews were responding to a helicopter crash in the Hudson near Manhattan around 3 p.m. ET.

According to New York City Mayor Eric Adams, a family of Spanish tourists, including three children, died in the crash that killed a total of six people.

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Adams said all of the dead have been recovered and removed from the water.

Witnesses reported seeing the helicopter break apart in midair and crash upside-down into the river.

The New York City Police Department, the New York City Fire Department and the Coast Guard responded to the scene.

The Federal Aviation Administration shared that the helicopter was a Bell 206, a helicopter used for commercial and government aviation.

The National Transportation Safety Board said it is also investigating.

Authorities did not immediately release the names of the people killed in the crash. However, several outlets have reported that a Siemens technology company executive, along with his wife and three children, was among those in the helicopter.

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