Small plane and Liberty Tours helicopter collide over Hudson River

[PrayersForMaura]

From this link:

On Sunday morning, divers recovered a torso stuffed in the fuselage of the helicopter wreckage, two law enforcement officials told The Associated Press.

Does anyone else think the wording of this sounds odd? At first I just thought it was the reporting, but I have seen the same "quote" in multiple sources.

They've since edited the word "stuffed" out of the story, thank goodness. It was an odd wording.


Also from that same story was some info on the victims... so sad

"One of the Italian victims was a husband celebrating his 25th wedding anniversary, a family friend said. His wife had stayed behind because she was afraid of flying, but their 16-year-old son was in the helicopter.
The five tourists were from the Bologna, Italy, area: Michele Norelli, 51; his son Filippo Norelli, 16; Fabio Gallazzi, 49; his wife, Tiziana Pedroni, 44; and their son Giacomo Gallazzi, 15.
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Pilot in New York Crash Failed to Reach Controller

Aug. 10 (Bloomberg) -- The pilot of a small plane that collided with a helicopter in New York on Aug. 8, leaving nine people dead, failed to contact an air-traffic controller as he was supposed to, the head of a U.S. safety board said today.

The pilot was instructed after taking off from Teterboro Airport in New Jersey to change frequencies and contact a controller in Newark, New Jersey,

more at http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aYiKO2Zk1FR8

 

[panthera]

Body found in Hudson crash plane wreckage; 911 calls released

Divers have found an eighth victim from the air tragedy over the Hudson - the body of a man in the wreckage of the plane on the floor of the river, police said.



Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2009/08/10/2009-08-10_body_found_in_hudson_crash_plane_wreckage_911_calls_released.html#ixzz0NpQV6NNl

 

[PrayersForMaura]

Wow, I wonder who they are still searching for
How sad for their families as they not only have to deal with this horrible loss but now they have to wait to find out who has been found and in what condition.

I read the pilot of the helicopter was planning his wedding

I also saw a few pictures where i swear they were pulling a body out of the water. I was kind of shocked that those were published!

This accident is so tragic and senseless.

I am saying prayers for the surviving family members.

 

[panthera]

Last two bodies pulled from Hudson plane

Investigators say they recovered pilot, passenger at N.Y. crash scene

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32368459/ns/us_news-life/

 

[panthera]

Video: Tourist captures plane-helicopter collision

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[gaia227]

Air controller was on the phone with a woman at time of the crash. Supervisor who was supposed to be present was out of the building. They have both been placed on leave.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32416804/ns/politics

 

[gaia227]

I am on the 28th floor facing the Hudson and all day long I see helicopters flying over the river. I rarely see planes though. I thought it was restricted airspace?

 

[panthera]

:furious: And these are the people who are in charge of our safety??? :furious:

Transcript: Controller joked about cooking cat

WASHINGTON - An air traffic controller was joking on the phone about barbecuing a dead cat minutes before a small plane collided with a tour helicopter over New York City's Hudson River, transcripts obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press show.

Nine people — three members of a Pennsylvania family in the plane and five Italian tourists and a pilot in the helicopter — died in the Aug. 8 accident.

more at http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32483581/ns/us_news-life/