New York Helicopter Tours shuts down after Hudson River crash killed six

Published April 14, 2025 9:16am ET



New York Helicopter Tours is shut down while the Federal Aviation Administration investigates the crash of one of its helicopters into the Hudson River last week.

Six people on board died as a result of the crash, including the former Navy SEAL pilot Seankese Johnson, Agustin Escobar, his wife, Merce Camprubi Montal, and their three children, aged 4, 5, and 11. According to Democratic Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop, Escobar was in town for a business trip the family extended to celebrate Montal’s 40th birthday.

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