Five people dead after horrific helicopter crash in New York City

Five people have died after a helicopter crashed into the East River in New York City.

The helicopter was privately charted for the day for a photoshoot when the incident occurred. A video taken by a bystander and shared on Twitter, showed the horrific moment the plane crash landed in the water, killing five.

@cnn @FoxNews just witnessed a helicopter crash into the East River .. hope everyone’s ok. Caught it all on tape! pic.twitter.com/saHOMTLR69

— JJ Magers (@JJmagers) March 11, 2018

The pilot of the aircraft was the only passenger who managed to escape and was rescued by a tugboat according to officials.