We're going into the Hudson River, I don't think we are gonna make the airport. The plane headed north toward the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge, made a 180-degree turn, and touched down on an ice-covered stretch of the river roughly 200 feet from the western shoreline. Officials said Stewart air traffic controllers played a critical role, helping guide the aircraft closer to the riverbank.
Video showed officers Michael Russo and Patrick Memi along with Sargeant Michael Amello and Detective Nicholas Martin in their boat pulling up to the eagle on the river. The bird was screeching in distress as the officers used a pole to keep the ice chunk near their boat and worked to catch the animal. "His claw's bleeding, too," one of the officers said as they grabbed a catch pole and carefully put it over the bird's body.
Just after 4:15 p.m., the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) received a call for a yacht with about 400 people on board that struck a dock at 130th Street and the Hudson River.
