Hudson River helicopter crash in photos: Child's shoe, Agustin Escobar's wallet tell tragic tale

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Debris floats in the water at the scene where a helicopter crashed in the Hudson River in Jersey City, New Jersey, US, on Thursday, April 10, 2025. A helicopter crashed into the Hudson River on Thursday, killing all on board, according to New York City Mayor Eric Adams, the latest in a string of incidents in the past few months that has rattled confidence in aviation safety. Photographer: David Dee Delgado/Bloomberg(Bloomberg)

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Water splashes after a helicopter fell on the Hudson River near lower Manhattan, as seen from Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S., April 10, 2025 in this screengrab obtained from a video. Kimber Morais/TMX/via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.(KIMBER MORAIS/TMX via REUTERS)

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The wreckage of a helicopter is removed from the water after crashing into the Hudson River, in the Newport neighborhood of Jersey City, New Jersey, on April 10, 2025. Six people including three children were killed after a sightseeing helicopter crashed into the Hudson River in New York on Thursday, sparking a major water rescue operation, authorities said. The crash killed all those onboard the aircraft: the pilot and a family from Spain. Two of the victims were initially taken to a hospital, but later succumbed to their injuries. (Photo by Leonardo Munoz / AFP)(AFP)

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NEW JERSEY, JERSEY CITY - APRIL 10: A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ship pulls a helicopter from the Hudson River on April 10, 2025 in Jersey City, New Jersey. Six people are dead after the sightseeing helicopter, believed to be carrying a family of tourists from Spain, crashed into the Hudson River off Lower Manhattan this afternoon. Andres Kudacki/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by ANDRES KUDACKI / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)(Getty Images via AFP)

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First responders (R) are seen near the landing skids of a helicopter (foreground, in water) after it crashed into the Hudson River, in the Newport neighborhood of Jersey City, New Jersey, on April 10, 2025. Six people including three children were killed after a sightseeing helicopter crashed into the Hudson River in New York on Thursday, sparking a major water rescue operation, authorities said. The crash killed all those onboard the aircraft: the pilot and a family from Spain. Two of the victims were initially taken to a hospital, but later succumbed to their injuries. (Photo by Leonardo Munoz / AFP)(AFP)

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In this photo taken from video, a helicopter falls from the sky into the Hudson River , Thursday, April 10, 2025, in Jersey City, N.J. (Bruce Wall via AP)(AP)

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A crane vessel arrives at the scene where a helicopter crashed into the Hudson River, Thursday, April 10, 2025, in Jersey City, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)(AP)

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Debris floats in the water at the scene where a helicopter crashed into the Hudson River, Thursday, April 10, 2025, in Jersey City, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)(AP)

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An object floats at the scene of a helicopter crash on the Hudson River near lower Manhattan in New York, as seen from Newport, New Jersey, U.S., April 10, 2025. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz(REUTERS)

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In this photo taken from video, a helicopter falls from the sky into the Hudson River , Thursday, April 10, 2025, in Jersey City, N.J. (Bruce Wall via AP)(AP)

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The New York City Fire Department (FDNY) personnels carry a stretcher at Pier 40, where a helicopter went down in the Hudson River between Manhattan and the New Jersey waterfront, Thursday, April 10, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)(AP)

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People look on from a building as emergency personnel work at the scene of a helicopter crash on the Hudson River near lower Manhattan in New York, as seen from Newport, New Jersey U.S., April 10, 2025. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz(REUTERS)