A Spanish govt who died together with 4 members of his household in a helicopter crash near New York City on Thursday was a high Siemens official whose worldwide profession was celebrated in his homeland.
The Consulate Normal of Spain in New York confirmed on Friday that 5 Spanish residents — two mother and father and their three youngsters — had died within the crash. Spanish officers recognized the chief as Agustín Escobar.
Officers haven’t named his spouse or their youngsters.
President Pedro Sánchez of Spain described the accident — during which a sightseeing helicopter plunged into the Hudson River, killing everybody onboard — as “an unimaginable tragedy.”
“I share the grief of the victims’ family members at this heartbreaking time,” Mr. Sánchez said on social media within the early hours of Friday.
The helicopter was touring New York Metropolis when it tumbled out of the sky and crashed into the river.
Two of the passengers have been alive when divers pulled them from the frigid water, however they later died, New York Metropolis’s police commissioner, Jessica S. Tisch, mentioned at a information convention.
The pilot was additionally killed.
The reason for the crash is below investigation, the police commissioner mentioned.
Mr. Escobar was born in Puertollano, a small metropolis in central Spain, Emiliano García-Web page, the area’s chief, said on social media. The area had celebrated his achievements in 2023, naming him a “favourite son.”
On Friday morning, Mayor Miguel Ángel Ruiz of Puertollano mentioned in a press release that town “mourns the lack of considered one of its most good sons.”
Mr. Escobar led Siemens’ rail infrastructure division from the corporate’s Berlin workplace, in response to his LinkedIn profile. Earlier than that, he was the president and chief govt of Siemens Spain and beforehand labored for the know-how big in the US and Brazil.
John Yoon and Rachel Chaundler contributed reporting.
