The pilot flying the tour helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River yesterday, killing six people including a family of five, warned his base that the chopper needed to refuel.

Tragic eyewitness reports documented how the helicopter in question “split in half” before plunging down near Pier 40 at around 3:15 p.m. on Thursday, April 10. The six on board, consisting of Agustin Escobar, his wife Merce Camprubi Montal and their three children, aged four, five and 11, as well as the 36-year-old pilot, all lost their lives. Continues…