New York, the helicopter breaks in flight and falls to Hudson: who are the 6 victims

First, an 18 -minute flight and then the fatal fall on the Hudson River with the consequent death of the six people on board. This is the air tragedy that in recent hours has shook New York. The aircraft reported the mayor of the city Eric Adams, began yesterday afternoon of a heliport in downtown Manhattan and ended during the water shortly thereafter. A witness claimed to have seen the vehicle break during the journey, with the tail and propeller that stood out. In the accident, the family of Agustin Escobar, manager of Siemens, died. The bodies of the victims, including those of the three children, were recovered and extracted from water.

In addition to Escobar, his wife Mercè Camperbí Montal, global manager of an energy technology company, his three children and the pilot, lost his life. An informed person about investigations told Associated Press. Escobar has been working for Siemens Technological Company for over 27 years, more recently as a global railway infrastructure CEO at Siemens Mobility. This is what your LinkedIn account reports. In late 2022, he became a short period of president and CEO of Siemens Spain. Escobar regularly publishes posts on the importance of sustainability in the rail and usually travels abroad to work, going to India and the United Kingdom last month. Since 2023, he was also vice president of the German Chamber of Commerce to Spain.

In social media, the images of the aircraft were jumped, a 206 bell, first facing the water and then surrounded by rescue vehicles. An accident, which reopens the security issue, has never deepened to the end. In fact, it is the enormous tragedy that occurred in the skies crowded above Big Apple, where commercial or private travel aircraft cross. There are several precedents. One of the last accidents dates back to 2018, when five people died aboard a private helicopter that ended up in the East River Acque. In 2009, however, in the accident between a helicopter and a Piper, nine people lost their lives, including five Italian tourists who flew through Hudson.