The Escobar household posed for photos on a cold helipad jutting into the waters off Manhattan, smiling in entrance of the helicopter that will quickly take them on a sightseeing tour of town’s well-known skyline.
It was presumably the final image the household of 5 took earlier than they and the helicopter’s pilot had been killed when the craft crashed into the Hudson River on Thursday afternoon.
The dad and mom — Agustín Escobar and Mercè Camprubí Montal, each executives from Spain — had traveled to New York to have a good time Ms. Camprubí’s birthday with their three kids, Agustín, 10, Mercè, 8, and Víctor, 4.
Earlier than the crash, the tour firm that operated the helicopter posted their photos on its web site: Mr. Escobar and Ms. Camprubí could be seen embracing their kids, who’re beaming in knit winter hats and heat coats. In a single image, a baby could be seen driving within the entrance of the craft with the pilot, Seankese Johnson.
Kin stated that Friday would have been one other household birthday: Mercè was supposed to show 9.
Laura Anderson, a household buddy, wrote in a tribute on Friday that Ms. Camprubí was “a devoted and loving spouse and mom” but in addition “a lot extra.”
“Mercè was a vibrant girl, all the time laughing, all the time contributing her power and experience and all the time reminding us that there was extra to life than work (style, soccer, enjoyable!),” she wrote.
