NYPD chopper makes emergency landing in water

A New York Police Department helicopter carrying six officers has made an emergency water landing after a suspected mechanical failure.

Wednesday afternoon’s landing was rough enough to cause a rotor to snap and dent the windshield.

Police say the three-member flight crew, a trainee and two scuba divers aboard escaped serious harm. Some were treated for cuts and minor neck and back injuries. The emergency landing occurred as the chopper was approaching an NYPD air field bordering Jamaica Bay in Brooklyn. The crew deployed flotation devices before touching down 30 yards from shore.

A harbor unit and two private boats pulled the officers off the aircraft as it floated upright.

The cause of the emergency is unknown. Police spokesman Paul Browne says investigators suspect mechanical failure