The victims were identified as Agustín Escobar, a global CEO at Siemens Rail Infrastructure, his wife Merce Camprubi Montal, and their three children, aged 11, 5, and 4. The family had just arrived in New York to celebrate one of the children’s birthdays with a scenic helicopter ride. The aircraft, a Bell 206 owned by…
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On April 10, 2025, a scenic helicopter tour turned fatal when a Bell 206 aircraft crashed into the Hudson River shortly after a routine fuel request. All six people on board — including Siemens executive Agustin Escobar, his wife Merce Camprubi Montal, and their three young children — were killed.The Spanish family had just taken…
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was found upside down in the river. Weather conditions were challenging, with gusty winds and overcast skies. Experts suggest a mechanical malfunction, possibly rotor blade separation, made the crash unavoidable.Emergency services arrived quickly, but it was too late. The FAA and NTSB are investigating. The tragedy has sparked mourning in both New York and Spain,…
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My mom never liked my wife. On my wedding day, she cried: “Son, she’s not the one for you!” I said, “One day, you’ll love her too!” She nodded. 2 years later, mom died. I went to empty her house. I froze when I looked under her bed. There were tens of my wife’s legal documents, dating back years. As I looked closer, I realized they were all debt records—college…
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with them—and forced to give up my own education. (https://brightside.me/tags/education/) So she used her retirement money and life savings to clear it all, silently. She had been keeping my wife’s debts a secret from me to protect me, and that’s why she had tried her best to prevent me from marrying her. When I confronted my wife, she said my mother had spoken to her—and asked her to keep it a secret.
Moments before the crash, the pilot reportedly radioed the base, alerting them that the helicopter was low on fuel and needed to return to the helipad. Michael Roth, owner of New York Helicopter, said the pilot signaled he was landing, but never made it back. Witnesses and video footage suggest the aircraft broke apart in…
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The tragic helicopter crash over the Hudson River on Thursday, April 10, claimed the lives of six people, including a family of five visiting from Barcelona and their 36-year-old pilot. The helicopter had taken off from Wall Street Heliport for a short sightseeing tour and was in the air for just 16 minutes before the…
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