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Authorities removed the wreckage of a helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River killing six people, including a family of Spanish tourists, in the latest aviation disaster in the U.S.
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A helicopter has crashed into the Hudson River in New York, the city's police department says.
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Video circulating on social media shows some debris floating in the river.
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