Agustin Escobar Jr.

NYPD and FDNY divers were in the water within 10 minutes of the crash, but none of the six victims could be saved. Salvage operations took place over the next four days following the April 10 crash.

NYPD and FDNY divers were in the water within 10 minutes of the crash, but none of the six victims could be saved. Salvage operations took place over the next four days following the April 10 crash. ( Photo: NYPD)

FAA Grounds Helicopter Company at Center of Hudson River Crash That Killed 6 People

The Federal Aviation Authority has issued an emergency order grounding New York Helicopter Charter Inc., the sightseeing...

20 Apr 2025 | 09:40

A devastated Joan Camprubi Montal, brother of Merce Camprubi Montal, prepares to toss flowers into the Hudson River near the site where his sister, her husband Agustin Escobar and their three children perished in a helicopter crash on April 10. The helicopter pilot was also killed in the crash.

A devastated Joan Camprubi Montal, brother of Merce Camprubi Montal, prepares to toss flowers into the Hudson River near the site where his sister, her husband Agustin Escobar and their three children perished in a helicopter crash on April 10. The helicopter pilot was also killed in the crash. ( Photo: Justin Persaud/Mayoral Photography Office)

Flowers on Hudson for Six Killed in Deadly Helicopter Crash

Less than 20 minutes after boarding a sightseeing helicopter on April 10 at the Skyport in downtown Manhattan, six people,...

15 Apr 2025 | 04:50