@CNN: Trevor Cadigan smiles brightly into the camera. He then flips the camera around to show the sun as the helicopter gains altitude.

That’s the final image from his video, taken on Sunday. Shortly after that, the aircraft crashed into New York’s East River. https://t.co/ETMdT07rWS https://t.co/ZPEAs8Ff2s

Trevor Cadigan smiles brightly into the camera. He then flips the camera around to show the sun as the helicopter gains altitude.

That's the final image from his video, taken on Sunday. Shortly after that, the aircraft crashed into New York's East River. https://t.co/ETMdT07rWS pic.twitter.com/ZPEAs8Ff2s

— CNN (@CNN) March 13, 2018