British Woman Killed in New York helicopter crash

**bb1** Tue Oct 04, 2011 10:59 pm

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British Woman Killed In NY Helicopter Crash
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A British woman has been killed when a helicopter crashed into the East River off Manhattan, say Sky sources.

The helicopter was carrying four British tourists when it came down in the river

She was one of five people - four passengers and a pilot - on board the aircraft when it came down.
At least three of the four passengers are believed to be British.
According to NYPD, among the survivors two female passengers are in critical condition and two males are in stable condition.
A man who witnessed the crash, Dan Sweeney, told the TV station the helicopter was headed for a nearby heliport when it crashed into the river near 34th Street, just south of the United Nations building.
Weather conditions were clear with a light wind at the time of the crash.
A spokesman for the New York Fire Department said: "We got the call at 3.22pm for us to respond to a helicopter crash.
"We did, and four people were pulled from out of the water."
He said two of the women were in critical condition after being rescued - one had suffered a cardiac arrest and the other had suffered a respiratory arrest.

"They were both taken to Bellevue Hospital."
The injured British man was reportedly taken to NYU Hospital.
A Foreign and Commonwealth Office spokesman said: "We are urgently investigating reports."
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