Spanish Siemens executive, wife and 3 children among those killed in NYC helicopter crash

New York authorities have named two of the adult victims who died in Thursday's fatal helicopter crash as Agustín Escobar and Merce Camprubi Montal, a married couple from Spain.

New York authorities have named two of the adult victims who died in Thursday's fatal helicopter crash as Agustín Escobar and Merce Camprubi Montal, a married couple from Spain.

A spokesperson for City Hall said overnight that they were among the three adults and three children to have died in the accident. The names of the other victims have not yet been formally released.

In the devastating incident, the chopper appeared to break in midair and crashed upside down into the Hudson River.

Augustin Escobar and Mercè Camprubí Montal.FacebookThe three children were believed to be the couple's children and the third adult victim was the pilot.

The cause of the crash is unknown and is under investigation.

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