Agustín Escobar CEO of Siemens Spain and His Family Died in Hudson River Helicopter Crash
Siemens executive Agustín Escobar and family die in Hudson River crash..
BREAKING: Agustin Escobar, President and CEO of Siemens in Spain, along with his wife and their three children, were identified as the victims of the helicopter that plunged into the Hudson River in New York City on Thursday, according to the New York Post.
Hudson River Helicopter Crash
The New York Helicopter Tours website featured a photo of the family of five posing in front of the Bell 206L-4 LongRanger IV helicopter.
BREAKING: Agustin Escobar, President and CEO of Siemens in Spain, along with his wife and their three children, were identified as the victims of the helicopter that plunged into the Hudson River in New York City on Thursday, according to the New York Post.
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Law enforcement reported that the family had arrived in Manhattan from Barcelona earlier that day.
The pilot’s identity remains unknown, and the cause of the crash is under investigation.
Helicopter crashes into the Hudson River in New York, killing an entire family of 5.
Agustín Escobar, the CEO of Siemens Spain, his wife and their three children aged 4, 5 and 11 died when the helicopter plunged into the Hudson River.
Please join me in praying for the family of Siemens CEO Agustín Escobar. They tragically died in yesterday’s helicopter crash in NYC.
Our thoughts and prayers are with their family and friends. May God give them peace and comfort during this heartbreaking time. 🙏 pic.twitter.com/009LmLbuJY
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The helicopters pilot also died after the helicopter appeared to split in half and went down near Pier 40.
The family had just arrived from Barcelona. Investigation into the cause is ongoing.
NEW: Two of the passengers on board the helicopter that crashed in the Hudson River were alive when divers pulled them from the water, according to the NYT.
The family in the chopper has been identified as Agustín Escobar, Mercè Camprubí Montal & their three children.
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