India, April 11 -- In the aftermath of a horrific helicopter crash in the Hudson river in New York city, the mayor revealed that one of the children who died was about to celebrate his ninth birthday.

Out of the six people who died in the devastating incident, three of them were children, reported Associated Press.

The family of five who had come to America from Spain, were aboard a sightseeing helicopter on Thursday when it broke apart mid-air and crashed into the Hudson river between New York City and New Jersey. The other children were four and ten years old.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams told Fox 5 New York, "So this is probably part of the normal tourist attraction of seeing the city from the skyline. But it's just a real unfortu...