Hudson River Holcopter destroyed victims as CEO and Siemens family

The senior CEO of Siemens AG was identified from Spain, along with his wife and three children, that they are among the six victims who died when a helicopter fell New York City Hudson River on Thursday.

The 36 -year -old pilot perished.

Agustin Escobar worked at the German Global Technology Company for more than 27 years, the last of which was the global CEO of the railway infrastructure at Siemes Mobility, Siemens spokesman told Fox News Digital. He has also been the Vice President of the German Chamber of Commerce for Spain since 2023, according to LinkedIn.

“Mermens Energy Siemens Company’s as a global commercial manager. Siemens Energy is no longer part of Siemens AG, although Siemens Ag is still a stake in it.

6 dead, including 3 children, after the helicopter declined to the Hudson River

“We are very sad about the tragic helicopter crash in which Agustin Escobar and his family lost their lives,” Siemens spokesman told Fox News Digital in a statement. “Our heartfelt condolences go out to all our loved ones.”

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez described the incident as “destructive” and “an unimaginable tragedy”, in a translator on X.

Spanish regional government officials said the family had stayed in Barcelona. Children between the ages of 4, 5 and 11 were, according to reports.

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The family was on vacation in New York City and was on the tour of the helicopter in Manhattan when the tragedy struck. The tragic photos obtained by Fox News showed that the family is smiling because they are preparing for the governed helicopter level before taking off.

At approximately 3:17 pm, the eyewitness video shows the body of the plane that passes through the air and in the water upside down near the coastal line of the city of Jersey, New Jersey. It seems that the main and back roundabout of the plane has been separated and can be seen as spraying in the water.

The cause of the accident has not been determined Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transport Safety Council (NTSB) confirmed that they are looking into the deadly accident.

The aircraft, the A Bell 206L-4 Longranger IV, was operated by the New York helicopters tours, with the company’s flights from Manhattan and New Jersey.

Michael Ruth, CEO of New York Helicopter Tours, told Michael Roth, Telegraph The pilot said he needs fuel before the accident. The pilot has not yet been identified.

“The pilot called that he was descending and that he needed fuel, and it should have taken about three minutes to arrive, but after 20 minutes, he did not arrive, adding,” We all destroyed. “

Tell Ruth New York Post He saw nothing like him during the thirty years in the field of helicopter. “The only thing I can guess – I don’t have the slightest idea – is that either he has bird blow or the main roundabout failed. I don’t have the slightest idea. I don’t know.”

“This is terrible,” added Ruth. “But you should remember something, these are machines and break.”

The Bell 206 helicopter from Manhattan Hilbport took off at 2:59 pm, according to the FAA tracking program and a statement from the FAA. The plane flew south, before turning to the north along the coast line in Manhattan over the Hudson River.

At 3:08 pm, the helicopter arrived in the George Washington Bridge and then turned back to fly south along the coastal line in New Jersey. Soon after the plane I lost control and hit the water Just a few feet off the beach near Hobokin.

There were no known harmful weather conditions that caused them to crash and water temperature in the Hudson River in the mid -1940s, according to Fox Weather.

the Army Engineers Corps It announced before 10 pm that it had saved the helicopter.

president Donald Trump He took the social truth on Thursday night to offer his condolences.

“A terrible helicopter crashes in the Hudson River,” Trump wrote. “The accident footage is horrific. God bless the families and friends of the victims.

After 8 pm, Duffy moved to X to share not to provide any air traffic control services when the helicopter crashed.

“We are praying for the victims and their families. Here’s what we know: the tourist helicopter in the private aviation bases area that was created in New York, which means that air traffic control services were not provided when the helicopter crashed.” “A few minutes before entering the private aviation bases area, air traffic control from Laguadia Airport was providing support.”

Duffy added that his agency launches the safety review team Thursday evening and will make updates when it is available.

Before the Hudson River crashed on Thursday, NTSB reported 211 helicopters in the past two years, 37 of which were fatal. Since 1965, 36 accidents occurred in nearby New York City, 11 of which were fatal.

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In 2019, a helicopter crashed in New York City.

One of the helicopters struck the roof of the Manhattan skyscraper in a restricted airspace, killing the pilot, according to a report from Associated Press.

The other helicopter went to the Hudson River and drowned during the maneuver in the helicopters, but the pilot escaped.