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Third Victim Of East River Helicopter Crash Dies


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A third woman who was injured during last month’s helicopter crash in the East River has died.

The medical examiner’s office says Harriet Nicholson died early Sunday from a shortage of oxygen to the brain.

The 60-year-old English tourist’s daughter and her daughter’s partner also died from the chopper accident.

Nicholson’s husband and the pilot survived.

The group was on a sightseeing flight when the pilot lost control after taking off from the East 34th Street Heliport.

The National Transportation Safety Board has not yet released its final report on the cause of the crash.

YWN PHOTO LINK #1: Click HERE for photos of the rescue operation.

YWN PHOTO LINK #2: Click HERE for photos of the chopper being removed from the water

(Source: NY1)



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