5 PM Update: Plane Crash in Hudson River

A happy ending to a scary situation in New York City earlier this afternoon.

Reports indicate all 146 passengers and five crew members have been rescued from a US Airways flight that made an emergency landing in the Hudson River around 3:30 this afternoon.

The plane took off from LaGuardia Airport bound for Charlotte North Carolina. Initial reports indicate a flock of birds may have been sucked into two engine causing them to fail. The pilot was able to make a safe and heroic landing in the river, where ferries and rafts rescued the passengers and crew from the 42 degree water. It is currently not believed anyone suffered serious injuries in the accident.

Family members who had relatives on board can call US Airways at 1-800-679-8215. A staging area has been set up at the LaGuardia Holiday Inn.