Thursday (10.04.25). A tourist helicopter crushed on the Hudson River in New York. All six passengers find a tragic death. A few hours later the passenger components became known. Victims are the pilot, president and CEO of Siemens in Spain Augustine Eskobar and his family.
Augustine Escobar was on the helicopter Surrounded in New York, the US television network ABC News quoted its sources in the classroom.
The rest of the victims were his wife and their three children, ageΦ 4, 5 and 11 years oldclarified the television network.
The tragic news with the death of the five -member family was also confirmed by New York Mayor Eric Adams.
The New York Helicopter Tours website presented photos of the five -member family posing in front of the Bell 206 helicopter. In another picture, the family seems to be inside the helicopter shortly before it took off.
BREAKING: Agustin Escobar, President and CEO of Siemens in Spain, along with his wife and their three children, were identified as the victims of the helicopter that plunged into the Hudson River in New York City on Thursday, according to the New York Post.
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Law enforcement authorities said the family had arrived in Manhattan from Barcelona earlier that day.
New York Police referred the questions about the identity of the occupants in the Port Authority, which pointed out that The names of the victims is not yet at his disposal.
BREAKING REPORT: Siemens executive from Spain Agustin Escobar and family have been confirmed as victims of the Hudson River Helicopter crash… pic.twitter.com/sVsv6fmHjV
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“The six victims were recovered from the water and unfortunately they are all dead,” Adams said during a press conference he gave from the river, while behind him they were a piece of the helicopter.
«Helicopter crash in Hudson (…) Pictures of the accident are horrible, “wrote US President Donald Trump at Truth Social.
Donald Trump has pledged to quickly be made “announcements” about the causes of the accident, assuring that US Minister of Transport Sean Duffy “and his talented team is dealing with the case.”
Head of Siemens killed in NYC helicopter crash
A private sightseeing helicopter crashed into the Hudson River near Manhattan. On board was Siemens CEO Agustin Escobar — he died along with his wife and three children.
Before impact, the chopper lost its tail boom and main… pic.twitter.com/CKlo3W2687
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According to the Mayor and the New York Police, the five -member Spanish tourist family had rented the helicopter by one of the many companies offering flights Above the big city of the US, with a spectacular view of its skyscrapers and the statue of freedom.
Images that broadcast local television networks showed some of the Bell 206 helicopter components to fall on the Hudson Riveramong them a propeller, and then follow the helicopter itself.
The moment of the helicopter fall
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The Civil Aviation Authority (FAA) and the National Transport Security Council (NTSB) ordered an investigation to determine the causes of the accident.
Footage from the incident quickly broadcast on the internet as a desperate rescue operation began both by the New York authorities and New Jersey. However, as the weather changed quickly, the rescue made it difficult.
Debris from this afternoon’s helicopter crash in the Hudson river floating in the water, including what looks to be sneaker. pic.twitter.com/fICu3oKC99
— Dean_Moses (@Dean_Moses) April 10, 2025
Shock the testimonies
“I looked out of my window here and saw the helicopter fall into pieces and watched many pieces fall on the river. I was wondering what happened, “said 29 -year -old Danny Horbiah resident of Jersey.
“We received a call at 15:17 (22:17 Greek time) for a helicopter in the water,” said New York Fire Department spokesman.
The city’s police, for its part, pointed out to X that “a helicopter crashed on the Hudson River”.
Divers pulled the occupants from the water. Four were found dead, while two others were taken to nearby hospitals where they bowed.
As Jessica said, New York Police chief, The helicopter departed at 14:59 from a heliport on the southern part of the island of Manhattan and It was flying several minutes until it crashed.
She added that an investigation has begun on the causes of the accident.
The moment of the helicopter crash
RIP to the victims of the Hudson River #HelicopterCrash pic.twitter.com/8EtaYR0gTe
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Who was Augustine Escobar
Escobar had 25 years of professional experience in businesses in the US, Latin America, Spain and Germany, and had occupied the position of Siemens CEO in late 2022.
Describing him, a friend told the New York Post that “no matter how difficult things were, he always stayed calm. And he never forgot the most important thing, his family. “
He studied industrial electrician at Universidad Pontificia Comillas. In 2002 he completed the MBA from Universidad de Alcala. In 2005, he also made an executive MBA in Business Administration from IE Business School, according to his LinkedIn account.
Augustine Escobar Escobar has worked at Siemens for more than 27 years. He began working at the company in 1998 as he head of project sales and management for automation automation systems in Spain.
Over the years, he has taken over more roles and led many business units, winning many Siemens country awards along the way. He has also worked in electric car infrastructure projects throughout southwestern Europe.
The 2010moved to New York to deal with the development of international businesses in North America. After that, he worked in Bogota, Colombia, where he managed more than 1,300 employees and three factories.
The 2016its part was named the Siemens’ best performance business worldwide.
Escobar returned to Spain the 2018 to become CEO of Siemens Rail Automation Sau and Siemens Mobility SLU, where he led large rail projects with more than 1,000 employees. From 2019 to 2024, he was also chief executive of Siemens Mobility for the southwestern Europe, covering Spain, France, Portugal, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Greece and parts of Africa, with a group of over 3,000 people.
Reflection on increased helicopter traffic
This incident is expected to bring back questions about the particularly dense helicopter circulation over Manhattan.
At least 20 companies offer tourist flights over New York or even a transfer to nearby airports, and helicopters are flying over the city.
According to the New York Times data, 32 people have lost their lives In helicopters in New York helicopters from 1977.
The 2009 A helicopter carrying Italian tourists collided with a small, private aircraft, killing nine people.
The 2018 Another helicopter, carrying tourists and flying with an open door so that they could take photos, fell to the river. Five passengers were killed, but the pilot rescued.
The moment the propeller breaks
Dear God
The rotor came off this helicopter
There was nothing the pilot could do after that
Maintenance history will be a key part of this investigation
A family was reportedly onboard doing an aerial tour
Just awful
— Phil Holloway (@PhilHollowayEsq) April 10, 2025
2016 Agreement between the New York City City and one of the helicopters managing companies provides for the reduction of tourist flights from 60,000 to 30,000 per year, while restricting the airspace in which they can be between the rivers surrounding Manhattan.
Helicopter flight safety is a topic of debate in Congress after 67 people were killed when an American Airlines aircraft collided on January 29 with a helicopter of the army near Washington Airport in Ronald Reagan.