NYC: +Helicopter in Water again+
Manhattan: +Helicopter in Water+ East 42nd St. and FDR Drive south of the United Nations a helicopter with up to 8 people on board crashed in to the water of the East River. Second helicopter accident in four days. Num. ESU and aviation enroute.
Level one mobilization called in regards.
U/D: 17:09
EMS Chief reports all 8 aided 2 pilots and 6 passengers have been pulled from the water at this time and taken to the Belleveue Hospital 7 are in stable condition and one is listed in serious condition.
U/D: Sunday
The CEO and five other executives of the world's largest independent credit card company were the passengers on the helicopter that crashed on Friday afternoon, the second copter crash into the East River in four days.All the passengers have been released from the hospital except the pilot, who was upgraded to critical but stable condition on Saturday, according to NY1. Lance Weaver, the senior vice chairman of Delaware-based MBNA Corp. spoke to reporters today via conference call, describing what it was like submerged upsidedown underwater, holding his breath and trying to open the door to escape. "The cabin was full of water, and I knew in my mind that we needed to get that door open that time was of the essence," Weaver said. "As we were tumbling in the cabin, I would say that we felt that it was about a minute of submersion, from the point we hit the water until we probably got that door open."The causes of both crashes are under investigation. A Fresh Direct delivery guy jumped in the river to rescue a few of the passengers and then got back in his truck to finish his grocery deliveries.Earlier:
Level one mobilization called in regards.
U/D: 17:09
EMS Chief reports all 8 aided 2 pilots and 6 passengers have been pulled from the water at this time and taken to the Belleveue Hospital 7 are in stable condition and one is listed in serious condition.
U/D: Sunday
The CEO and five other executives of the world's largest independent credit card company were the passengers on the helicopter that crashed on Friday afternoon, the second copter crash into the East River in four days.All the passengers have been released from the hospital except the pilot, who was upgraded to critical but stable condition on Saturday, according to NY1. Lance Weaver, the senior vice chairman of Delaware-based MBNA Corp. spoke to reporters today via conference call, describing what it was like submerged upsidedown underwater, holding his breath and trying to open the door to escape. "The cabin was full of water, and I knew in my mind that we needed to get that door open that time was of the essence," Weaver said. "As we were tumbling in the cabin, I would say that we felt that it was about a minute of submersion, from the point we hit the water until we probably got that door open."The causes of both crashes are under investigation. A Fresh Direct delivery guy jumped in the river to rescue a few of the passengers and then got back in his truck to finish his grocery deliveries.Earlier:
posted by VOS IZ NEIAS @ 6/17/2005 04:48:00 PM
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