A helicopter has crashed into the Hudson River in New York City, the New York City Fire Department confirmed Wednesday afternoon.A spokesperson for the FDNY confirmed the crash and said the pilot, the only person on board, was safely removed from the water with no injuries.

New York Waterway, a company that operates ferries between Manhattan and New Jersey, said that one of its boats had rescued the pilot of the helicopter.The company also assisted with rescue efforts when a US Airways plane famously landed in the Hudson River in 2009.

Local news channels showed a large police and fire response to the crash, as onlookers flooded into a riverside park to get a better look at the incident.

The West Side Highway was partially closed to southbound traffic following the crash as first responders towed the aircraft to the shore. In March 2018, a private helicopter crashed into the East River in New York, killing five people on board.