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NYC Hudson River helicopter crash victims ID’d as family-of-5 on vacation from Spain

The head of the Spanish division of global technology company Siemens and his family were identified as five of the victims who were killed on the ill-fated helicopter that plunged into the Hudson River Thursday, according to law enforcement sources.

Agustin Escobar, president and CEO of Siemens in Spain, his wife and their three children were killed in the fiery crash in which a tourist chopper plunged into the murky waters.

Gut-wrenching photos on New York Helicopter Tours website show the bundled up five family members smiling in front of the Bell 206L-4 LongRanger IV helicopter and strapped inside the aircraft.

Agustin Escobar and family
Agustin Escobar, his wife and their three children posing in front of the helicopter before the tragic crash.New York Helicopter Tours LLC
The family is seen in heartbreaking final photos.New York Helicopter Tours LLC

Escobar’s spouse was identified as Merce Camprubi Montal, ABC News reported, citing law enforcement sources.

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