A Siemens executive, an European technology company, wife and her children on a tourist helicopter that fell into the Hudson river of New York City on Thursday, did not leave the victim.
Agustin Escobar, his wife, Merce Camprubi Montal, and their children – aged 4, 5 and 11 years – have been identified as victims in an accident together with the pilot, aged 36, a source of law enforcement told ABC News.
In the race for this screen from the video, the first respondent was displayed at the helicopter accident in the Hudson River on April 10, 2025, in New York.
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Escobar was named the executive of the Siemens Division in Spain and Southwest Europe in 2022, according to a press release from the technology conglomerate.
The former head of Siemens’s Spanish arm, Miguel ángel López, spoke with Escobar in his release, said his work was a “key” for the company’s success.
“With Agustín Escobar we have the best successor to lead, from now on, companies in Spain. In recent years his work has been the key to the success of Siemens in the field of mobility and transportation,” López said.
The identity of the pilot, who flew the New York Chartered Chopper helicopter, has not been released.
The family visited New York City from Barcelona, Spain, two Spanish officials told ABC News.
The National Transportation Safety Council is investigating what caused the deadly incident.
The first respondent walked along the 40th dock, on April 10, 2025, in New York, opposite the helicopter placed in the Hudson River in Jersey City, NJ
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Rescue workers and emergency personnel work in a helicopter accident in the Hudson River near Manhattan Lower in New York, April 10, 2025.
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The accident occurred at 3:17 pm off the coast of River Drive in Hoboken, New Jersey, only more than 15 minutes after departing from Wall St. Heliport, officials said during a press briefing on Thursday. The helicopter reached the George Washington bridge before turning south and crashed, said officials.
“Our hearts are on family and people on the ship,” said New York City Mayor Eric Adams during the briefing.
Chopper – identified by Federal Aviation Administration as a Bell 206 helicopter – was on the sixth flight that day. It was found upside down in 50 degrees water when the rescue arrived at the scene, the officials said.
Note Editor:The previous version of this report was called Escobar as CEO of Siemens, and was updated to identify him as an executive with the company’s Spanish branch.