Helicopter taking off from NYC Pier 6 An unrelated helicopter on the helipad in Lower Manhattan in New York, on East River, Pier 6. (Photo: Shutterstock)

(Bloomberg) – The five passengers trapped in a helicopter that ditched into the East River off New York Sunday night may have died because they were wearing hard-to-remove harnesses in the stricken craft, investigators said.

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