Augustin Escobar: Helicopter crashes into river in America.. six dead

A tech company CEO and his family were killed in a tragic helicopter crash in the United States . Agustín Escobar, the CEO of a German technology company in Spain, was on a trip to New York with his family when the helicopter they were traveling in suddenly spun and crashed into the Hudson River. The helicopter later burst into flames, killing all six people on board.

Relief efforts begin
Among the dead was Escobar,His wife, three children and the helicopter pilot were also there. Rescue teams, which immediately reached the scene after receiving the information, started rescue operations with the help of boats. Officials said that the helicopter was upside down in the water. They said that a part of the helicopter broke off while it was in the air. US President Donald Trump expressed deep shock over the incident. Meanwhile, the helicopter that was involved in the accident, a Bell 206 chopper, is used by the New York Tours department for sightseeing.

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