Headed In

An NYPD helicopter swoops in toward the downed helicopter as an NYPD scuba diver prepares to jump from the NYPD chopper into the East River. East River helicopter crash 3/11/18

Rescue Effort

An NYPD helicopter, with a scuba diver climbing out on the strut and preparing to enter the water, approaches the downed helicopter. The downed helicopter is submerged and lashed to the tugboat at right, with the helicopter's flotation balloons visible alongside the tug. East River helicopter crash 3/11/18

Diver In

An NYPD scuba diver leaps from an NYPD helicopter into the East River. The downed helicopter is lashed to a tugboat out of the frame, just to the right. East River helicopter crash 3/11/18

Diver In

An NYPD scuba diver leaps from an NYPD helicopter into the East River. The downed helicopter is lashed to a tugboat out of the frame, just to the right. East River helicopter crash 3/11/18

Rescue Effort

An NYPD helicopter hovers near the downed helicopter, over the spot where an NYPD diver just dropped into the East River. The downed helicopter is submerged and lashed to the tugboat at right, with the helicopter's flotation balloons visible alongside the tug. East River helicopter crash 3/11/18

Diver in

An NYPD diver, having just dropped into the East River from the hovering NYPD chopper, signals to the overhead chopper and heads toward the downed helicopter lashed to the far side of the tug at right. East River helicopter crash 3/11/18

Boats

Three FDNY boats and one NYPD surround the tugboat that the submerged helicopter is lashed to. The two smaller FDNY boats and the NYPD boat are delivering scuba divers, while the larger FDNY boat is tied to the tug and powering its movements as the tug turned off its propeller so as not to endanger divers in the water. East River helicopter crash 3/11/18

Divers Arrive

FDNY scuba divers arriving by small boat at left move across the larger FDNY boat to the tugboat. East River helicopter crash 3/11/18

Divers

FDNY scuba divers arriving by small boat at left move across the larger FDNY boat to the tugboat. East River helicopter crash 3/11/18

FDNY Divers

FDNY scuba divers move across the larger FDNY boat to the tugboat. East River helicopter crash 3/11/18

Additional Diver

An NYPD scuba diver moves from an NYPD boat onto the rescue tug holding the downed helicopter. East River helicopter crash 3/11/18

Scuba Divers Prepare

NYPD divers onboard the tugboat. East River helicopter crash 3/11/18

Rescue Effort

Divers in the water and rescuers onboard the tugboat working to extract passengers from the mostly submerged helicopter, which is lashed to the tugboat. The helicopter's yellow flotation balloons are visible center. East River helicopter crash 3/11/18

Rescue Effort

Divers in the water and rescuers onboard the tugboat working to extract passengers from the mostly submerged helicopter, which is lashed to the tugboat. The helicopter's yellow flotation balloons are visible center. East River helicopter crash 3/11/18

Rescue Effort

Divers in the water and rescuers onboard the tugboat working to extract passengers from the mostly submerged helicopter, which is lashed to the tugboat. The helicopter's yellow flotation balloons are visible center. An NYPD boat is at left. East River helicopter crash 3/11/18

Extraction

Rescuers working to extract passengers from the mostly submerged helicopter, which is lashed to the tugboat. The upside down helicopter's tail is visible at left and the helicopter's landing skids and yellow flotation balloons are visible center. East River helicopter crash 3/11/18

Extraction

Rescuers working to extract passengers from the mostly submerged helicopter, which is lashed to the tugboat. The helicopter's tail is visible at left and the helicopter's landing skids and yellow flotation balloons are visible center. East River helicopter crash 3/11/18

Extraction

Rescuers working to extract passengers from the mostly submerged helicopter, which is lashed to the tugboat. The helicopter's tail is visible at left and the helicopter's yellow flotation balloons are visible center. East River helicopter crash 3/11/18

Extraction

Rescuers working to extract passengers from the mostly submerged helicopter, which is lashed to the tugboat. The helicopter's yellow flotation balloons, attached to the submerged helicopter, are visible at left. East River helicopter crash 3/11/18

Removed

Rescuers onboard the rescue tugboat remove a passenger from the upside down and mostly submerged helicopter, which is lashed to the tugboat. The helicopter's landing skids, with yellow flotation balloons attached, are visible center and the helicopter's tail is visible at left. East River helicopter crash 3/11/18

Removed

Rescuers remove a passenger from the mostly submerged helicopter, which is lashed to the tugboat. The helicopter's yellow flotation balloons, attached to the submerged helicopter, are visible in front of the tug. East River helicopter crash 3/11/18

Removed

Rescuers remove a passenger from the mostly submerged helicopter, which is lashed to the tugboat. The helicopter's yellow flotation balloons, attached to the submerged helicopter, are visible in front of the tug. East River helicopter crash 3/11/18

Removed

Rescuers remove a passenger from the mostly submerged helicopter, which is lashed to the tugboat. The helicopter's is visible left, and it's yellow flotation balloons, attached to the submerged helicopter, are visible in front of the tug. East River helicopter crash 3/11/18