10/4/11 Manhattan Box 720 Helicopter in the River

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Address: FDR Drive & 34 St

Confirmed Helicopter in the water, With 5 people trapped. Emergency Personal responding.

FDR Drive & E 34 St 5 People in the chopper, 2 Out 1 is unconscious. Harbor, SCUBA Divers deployed.

NYPD & FDNY reporting 5 Onboard Helicopter 4 rescued 1 missing. Serious Injuries Search Continues

E-21,16,8
L-2,7,16 (water rescue unit)
B-8
Sq-18
R-1,4
D-3
Tac-1
M-1,1A,6,8
RB,SB
Car-1B,11A,1G

Staging E34 @ 1st Ave
E-65
L21 (water rescue fast truck)
B-7
Rac-1

Relocations:
Engine 53 Act. Engine 8
Engine 28 Act. Engine 16
Ladder 15 Act. Ladder 7
Marine 3 Act. Marine 1
 
Box 720

All Hands @ 15:40
RAC1

34th & 1st staging

E65, TL21 Fast
Command Tactical 1
SOC Logistics
 
http://www.emergencystream.com/

I saw one person being wheeled away on a stretcher.  See CPR being done on another. 
 
NY Post Account

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/helicopter_goes_down_in_east_river_98Lvbps8yCy5ineG1tbedO

NY Daily News Account

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2011/10/04/2011-10-04_helicopter_goes_down_in_east_river_off_manhattan_nypd_divers_rescue_three_surviv.html

DNA Account

http://www.dnainfo.com/20111004/murray-hill-gramercy/helicopter-crashes-east-river-with-passengers-inside
 
Yeah, guy is holding maybe female. You can see someone swimming out (ESU?) and they cut the video as he lifts her head up. I'm thinking they are trying to edit the graphic content.
 
Division 3 requested Hazmat response @ 17:30

S18 w/ Hazmat 18
Hazmat 1
Hazmat Bat
 
One dead - 4 Injured

http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/148344/one-dead--four-injured-after-helicopter-crashes-in-east-river


Early Fox News Account

http://video.foxnews.com/#/v/1200245983001/helicopter-crashes-in-nycs-east-river/?playlist_id=87485

MSNBC

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44776452/ns/us_news-life/t/helicopter-crashes-nys-east-river-rescue-underway/?GT1=43001
 
Looks like PD & FD worked really well in this rescue operation. Was a 10-60 transmitted for this? by the response below doesn't look like it
 
Does anyone know why Marine 6 was using The Kane and not The Bravest
 
Helicopter Pilot - Convicted Felon

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/east_river_chopper_crash_pilot_is_rJyfu4q9QJivpZNTNaGZeN
 
Weight Imbalance being Investigated

http://www.dnainfo.com/20111005/manhattan/investigators-eyeing-weight-limit-helicopter-crash-sources-say
 
http://www.firehouse.com/stateprovince/new-york/fdny-firefighters-recall-rescue-following-fatal-helicopter-crash
 
NY Post Oct 7th

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/crash_probers_eye_chopper_pilot_fG8JTp5P2XeYmNr4AhB45J
 
Second Victim Dies

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/second_victim_dies_from_east_river_oX7pHRkVShGKGBeL92mM2N
 
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