The pinnacle of the Spanish department of the know-how firm Siemens and his household had been recognized as 5 of the victims who had been killed on the ill-fated helicopter that plunged into the Hudson River Thursday, based on regulation enforcement sources.
Agustin Escobar, president and CEO of Siemens in Spain, his spouse and their three kids had been killed within the fiery crash through which a vacationer chopper plunged into the murky waters.
Photographs on New York Helicopter Excursions web site present the bundled up 5 relations smiling in entrance of the Bell 206L-4 LongRanger IV helicopter and strapped contained in the plane.
The three kids all seem like in center faculty or youthful.
The family members simply bought into the Huge Apple from Barcelona earlier within the day, regulation enforcement sources stated.
The id of the pilot was not referred to as of Thursday evening.
The sightseeing chopper broke aside midair after which plummeted like a rock into the Hudson round 3:15 p.m.
4 victims had been pronounced useless on the scene and two extra had been declared useless on the hospital, officers stated.
The reason for the crash was not unclear with an investigation underway.
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