Siemens executives and their families are identified as victims in fatal Hudson helicopter crash
Siemens executive, a European technology company, his wife and young children were on a tourist helicopter that fell into New York's Hudson River on Thursday without survivors.
Law enforcement sources told ABC News that his wife, Merce Camprubi Montal and her children (4, 5 and 11 years old) were identified as victims in the crash and along with the 36-year-old pilot.
Photo: Get this screen in this video, first responders show the scene of a helicopter crash in the Hudson River in New York on April 10, 2025. (WABC)
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According to a press release from the Technology Group, Escobar was appointed as an executive of the Siemens department in Spain and Southwest Europe in 2022.
Miguel Ángel López, former head of Siemens' Spanish division, made a high comment on Escobar in a press release, calling his work the “key” to the company's success.
“From now on, we have the best successors, from now on, we have the best successors. His work has been the key to Siemens' success in the fields of mobility and transportation in recent years.”
The pilot's identity has not been released yet.
Two Spanish officials told ABC News that the family visited New York City from Barcelona, Spain.
The National Transportation Safety Commission is investigating the cause of the fatal incident.
Photo: The first responder walked along the dock at Pier 40 in New York on April 10, 2025, where a helicopter drove over the Hudson River in Jersey City, New Jersey.
Photo: Rescue and emergency personnel working at the Hudson River crash site near Lower Manhattan, New York, April 10, 2025. (Eduardo Munoz/Reuters)
The crash occurred at 3:17 p.m. near the river coast in Hoboken, New Jersey, officials said in a press conference Thursday. The helicopter reached George Washington Bridge, then turned south and crashed, officials said.
“Our hearts are all for the family and the family on board,” New York City Mayor Eric Adams said in a briefing.
The kitchen knife (determined by the Federal Aviation Administration) as the bell of the 206 helicopter – the sixth flight of the day. When rescuers arrived at the scene, it was found in 50 degrees of water.
Editor's Note:The previous version of the report was named Escobar, Siemens' CEO and has been updated to determine that he is an executive at the company's Spanish branch.
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