Zaira Machado look on as a tourist helicopter splashed down in Hudson River near Weehawken, N.J., yesterday afternoon. None of the eight people aboard were injured. EMT Jose Mejia, 21 and his girlfriend Zaira Machado, 21 were in the sightseeing chopper they were in suddenly splashed into the Hudson

• Contributor: ZUMA Press, Inc. / Alamy Stock Photo
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• Dimensions: 3000 x 1987 px | 25.4 x 16.8 cm | 10 x 6.6 inches | 300dpi
• Date taken: 7 July 2007
• Photographer: ZUMA

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Zaira Machado look on as a tourist helicopter splashed down in Hudson River near Weehawken, N.J., yesterday afternoon. None of the eight people aboard were injured. EMT Jose Mejia, 21 and his girlfriend Zaira Machado, 21 were in the sightseeing chopper they were in suddenly splashed into the Hudson River. The helicopter's emergency flotation pontoons were deployed upon splashdown. Seconds after a sightseeing helicopter plunged into the Hudson River, Jose Meija, an FDNY paramedic aboard, sprung into action yesterday - helping his girlfriend and six others escape without serious injury.