Family members from Spain were in a tourist helicopter when it plunged into the Hudson River in New York City, killing six, including three children.

Officials said during a press briefing that fell into the Hudson River by Lower Manhattan in New York City on Thursday afternoon. The New York Helicopters chartered chopper, was carrying a pilot, two adults, and three children.

Law enforcement sources told ABC News Agustin Escobar, an executive from European automation company Siemens, his wife, Merce Camprubi Montal, and their children — aged, 4, 5, and 11 years old were killed in the crash along with the pilot who was 36.

Off the coast of River Drive in Hoboken, New Jersey, the crash occurred at 3:17 p.m., just over 15 minutes after it departed from the Wall St. Heliport. Officials said during the briefing the helicopter reached the George Washington Bridge before turning south and crashing.

Two Spanish officials told ABC News on Thursday the five-person family was from Barcelona, Spain.

“Our hearts go out to the family and those on board,” New York City Mayor Eric Adams said during the briefing.

The chopper plunged into the water without a tail rotor or a main rotor blade. Officials said it hit the water inverted.

The incident is being investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board.

Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop told ABC News that Jersey City Medical Center, where the passengers were transported after the crash, tried as hard as they could.

President Donald Trump said that the footage of the incident is “horrendous.”

In a post to X, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said that the news was “devastating.” He added, “Five Spaniards from the same family, three of them children, and the pilot have lost their lives. An unimaginable tragedy.”

Dani Horbiak spoke with ABC News and said she watched the helicopter “fall out of the sky” from her apartment window.

“I heard five or six loud noises that sounded almost like gunshots in the sky and saw pieces fall off, then watched it fall into the river.”

“I was walking by and the helicopter went down at a 45-degree angle,” Eric Campoverde told ABC News. “Big splash — it was very scary.”

A witness told New York ABC Station WABC, “It sounded like a sonic boom.” He said he saw the “helicopter splitting in two with the rotor flying off.”

A different witness told WABC, “One propeller broke into pieces.”

The chopper was on its sixth flight of the day. It was identified by the Federal Aviation Administration as a Bell 206 helicopter. In the 50-degree water, it was found upside-down when rescuers arrived at the scene. It was closer to the New Jersey side of the Hudson River, according to sources.

Since the helicopter crashed on the Jersey City side of the river, the Jersey City Police Department is taking the lead on the investigation, Fulop told WABC on Thursday.

According to Fulop, the city has had concerns about the air traffic over the Hudson before. They are hoping this brings more attention to their safety concerns.