Mayor: Family was to celebrate child’s birthday when NYC sightseeing helicopter crashed, killing 6

By MICHAEL R. SISAK, JENNIFER PELTZ and TED SHAFFREY
NEW YORK (AP) — A family from Spain was about to celebrate the ninth birthday of one of their children when their sightseeing helicopter broke apart in midair and crashed into the Hudson River between New York City and New Jersey, killing all six people aboard in the latest U.S. aviation disaster, officials said Friday.
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