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A helicopter crashed Thursday into the Hudson River just off Manhattan, killing six people, officials said.
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Michael Roth, the chief executive of New York Helicopter Charter, has been operating sightseeing flights in and around the city for 30 years.
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The helicopter, a Bell 206, was operated by New York Helicopter, which runs sightseeing tours for several hundred dollars a flight.
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