WWE’s Shane McMahon involved in helicopter crash in ocean

LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 21: John Cena (L) and Shane McMahon (R) attend Game Two of the Western Conference Finals during the 2009 NBA Playoffs between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Denver Nuggets at Staples Center on May 21, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Noel Vasquez/Getty Images)

Credit: Noel Vasquez

Credit: Noel Vasquez

LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 21: John Cena (L) and Shane McMahon (R) attend Game Two of the Western Conference Finals during the 2009 NBA Playoffs between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Denver Nuggets at Staples Center on May 21, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Noel Vasquez/Getty Images)
News
July 19, 2017
X

A helicopter carrying the son of World Wrestling Entertainment CEO Vince McMahon made an emergency landing Wednesday in the ocean off New York, and neither the pilot nor passenger were hurt.

Shane McMahon, also a WWE executive, was the passenger in the Robinson R 44 helicopter that came down in the Atlantic Ocean off Long Island's Gilgo Beach late Wednesday morning. The red aircraft could be seen bobbing on its bright yellow pontoons as small boats circled about a half-mile south of the beach.

"It was very unnerving," McMahon said to reporters later. But the pilot "was super calm which made me super calm and we landed perfectly."

He later tweeted his thanks to the pilot and emergency responders.

McMahon's mother is Linda McMahon, who heads the Small Business Administration in President Donald Trump's administration.

The Federal Aviation Administration said the helicopter had taken off from Westchester County Airport in White Plains. The pilot issued a mayday call before going into the water, and a commercial flight heading to Kennedy International Airport heard it and relayed it to FAA controllers at a radar facility.

It was not yet clear what went wrong.

In Other News
1
‘We want to encompass the whole community’: Building Block Play Studio...
2
Clark State College celebrates class of 2025 with over 500 graduates
3
Tax elimination ballot initiative gets Ohio AG’s approval
4
State-wide arts conference chooses Hamilton for 2026 location
5
‘Better than normal’: Hundreds roll up for 5-year-old with leukemia‘s...