Agustin Escobar, a Spanish executive at technology company Siemens, was among six people killed in a helicopter crash on Thursday. His wife, Merce Camprubi Montal, their three children, aged 4, 5, and 11, and the pilot, aged 36, also died aboard the tourist helicopter that plunged into New York City’s Hudson River on Thursday.
The New York City Fire Department received a call at around 3:15 PM reporting that a Bell 306 helicopter plunged into the river along Manhattan. Hours later, Mayor Eric Adams confirmed that all six people on board were dead. Escobar and his family was visiting New York City from Barcelona, Spain.
Who was Agustin Escobar?
Agustin Escobar was the Before taking on his latest position at the company, Escobar was the president and CEO of
Agustin Escobar held several positions at
Escobar studied electrical industrial engineering at the Universidad Pontificia Comillas. In 2002, he completed an MBA from Universidad de Alcala, and in 2005, he completed his Executive MBA in Business Administration from IE Business School.
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Investigation ongoing
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said in a post on X that the news was “devastating.” He added, “Five Spaniards from the same family, three of them children, and the pilot have lost their lives. An unimaginable tragedy. I share in the grief of the victims’ loved ones at this heartbreaking time.”
The crash occurred off the coast of River Drive in Hoboken, New Jersey, only 15 minutes after the chopper it departed from the Wall St. Heliport, officials said during a press briefing on Thursday. The helicopter reached the George Washington Bridge before turning south and crashing, officials said.
The helicopter, identified by the Federal Aviation Administration as a Bell 206, was on its sixth flight of the day. It was found upside-down in the 50-degree water when rescuers arrived at the scene, officials added.
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating what led to the deadly incident.
