Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20130512:00:18:00
Looking again, the pilot lowers the helicopter to release the cables from the sculpture. the cables remain attached. so the pilot continues his descent, lower and lower. but he fails to notice his blades are perilously close to the metal sculpture. once the blades make contact, the helicopter drops, striking the bridge. part of the aircraft plunges into the river below. military and emergency response personnel rush to the scene. a frantic rescue operation takes off in the river. tragically, the lifeless bodies of all three crew members are recovered by divers. the bridge is closed to traffic ...