By Daily Topic
Heartbreaking pictures show a family of five, including three children, killed on a tour helicopter that crashed into New York City’s Hudson River. The photos show the family posing on the helipad just moments before the deadly crash.
Agustin Escobar, his wife Merce Camprubi Montal and their three children, aged four, five and 11, were killed in the crash, along with the 36-year-old pilot.
Escobar was the CEO of Rail Infrastructure at Siemens Mobility and the former president of the technology company’s Spanish branch. The crash took place around 3.15pm local time on Thursday, with witnesses saying they saw the helicopter “split in half” before it crashed into the water in a “sonic boom”.
Law enforcement sources told the New York Post that the family of five arrived in NYC from Barcelona earlier on Thursday.
It has also emerged that the helicopter pilot warned he needed to refuel just before the tragedy, which killed all six on board. The helicopter flew for approximately 16 minutes before going down.
Mr Escobar was the President and CEO of Siemens Spain, as well as the CEO of Siemens Mobility Southwest Europe — a position he had held since December 2022
