On the eve of her ninth birthday, a little girl sat proudly in the cockpit of a helicopter, beaming at the camera, eagerly anticipating takeoff and a trip over.
The famous New York City skyline on Thursday with her parents and younger siblings. However, disaster struck only 16 minutes later.
When the helicopter crashed into the Hudson River at 3:15 p.m. yesterday, killing the eight-year-old who had traveled to the Big Apple from Spain with her family.
Her mother, Merce Camprubi Montal, and father, Agustin Escobar, a Siemens executive, perished in the horrific accident, together with her siblings, ages four and ten.
The ages of the youngsters were verified by New York City Mayor Eric Adams, who also noted in a statement that the tragic incident “was a real unfortunate situation.” Our sympathies are with the family members.
