Helicopter crashes into Hudson River near Jersey City
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A helicopter crashed Thursday into the Hudson River just off Manhattan, killing six people, officials said.
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Six people were involved in a helicopter crash on the Hudson River and five so far have been pulled from the scene and taken to the hospital, a law enforcement official on the scene said.
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Video circulating on social media shows some debris floating in the river.
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