Hudson River helicopter crash: Family was celebrating birthday

The family killed in the Hudson River helicopter crash was celebrating their daughter’s 9th birthday.

The family of five visiting from Spain died when the NYC tourist helicopter they were onboard appeared to fall apart midair and crash into the Hudson River. The pilot was also killed.

The victims of the helicopter crash have been identified as Agustin Escobar, a Siemens executive from Spain, his wife Mercè Camprubí Montal, a global manager at an energy technology company, their 9-year-old daughter, Mercedes Escobar Camprubí, and the pilot, 36-year-old Seanqese Johnson. Mercedes would have turned 9 on April 11th.

The identities of the other children have not yet been officially released, but New York City Mayor Eric Adams said that their ages were 4, 8 and 10.

Escobar worked for the tech company Siemens for more than 27 years, most recently as global CEO for rail infrastructure at Siemens Mobility, according to his LinkedIn account. Meanwhile, Camprubí Montal worked in Barcelona, for energy technology company Siemens Energy for about seven years, including as its global commercialization manager and as a digitalization manager, according to her LinkedIn account.

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