>> yes, jillian, ntsb will be at the scene today to begin its investigation. as you mentioned the moment of impact was caught on tape by several witnesses. the private-sightseeing helicopter which is owned by liberty helicopters crashed 11 minutes after taking off from new jersey, six people including the pilot were on board. the pilot whose sources identify as richard vance made a may day call. he was able to free himself, however, his five passengers who were harnessed in were trapped in sub 40-degree east river waters that were churning and as i mentioned frigid, unfortunately those five all passed away. witness recounted for us what it was like watching the pilot get out. >> one person sort of climbed out of the helicopter, climbed on to the raft and was calling, screaming for help.
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