Divers found the wreckage of a plane Monday in the Hudson River that collided with a sightseeing helicopter over the weekend, killing nine people.
The wreckage of the single-engine Piper was found in about 60 feet of water in the middle of the river, said New York police spokesman Paul Browne. That indicates currents moved it from the point of the crash, which was close to the New Jersey side of the broad river.
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Divers had suspended the search for the wreckage earlier Monday because of poor visibility and swift currents but later resumed their work, Browne said.
New York City police say they’ve found a man’s body in the wreckage of a plane.
Police say divers can’t dislodge the body from the wreckage, which is buried in about 60 feet of water in the river between New York and New Jersey.
The Army Corps of Engineers is being consulted about trying to pull the aircraft to the surface.
There is one remaining victim to be recovered from Saturday’s collision between a private plane a tourist helicopter. Nine people, including a Pennsylvania family and five Italian tourists, were killed.
A Pennsylvania family and an Italian tourist group were killed in Saturday’s crash in the busy skies of Manhattan. The helicopter was raised from the water on Sunday.
The divers Monday fought currents exceeding 3 knots. Silt reduced visibility to less than 6 inches in some places on the river bottom and was never better than a foot, said New Jersey State Police Lt. Albert Ponenti.
“It was a difficult dive due to the conditions,” Ponenti said. “It’s very risky to put divers in this river because of the currents, which can exceed the 3 knots you see on the surface, and because of the poor visibility.”
