Overview

• A sightseeing helicopter carrying a Spanish family of five and the pilot disintegrated mid-flight over the Hudson River on Thursday, killing all on board.
• Joan Camprubí Montal, brother of victim Mercè Camprubí Montal, joined Mayor Eric Adams on Saturday to lay flowers at the crash site in a public memorial service.
• The victims included Mercè Camprubí Montal, her husband Agustín Escobar, their three children, and pilot Sean Johnson, a Navy veteran.
• The National Transportation Safety Board has begun its investigation, with a preliminary report expected in a month and a final analysis in one to two years.
• The tragedy has drawn international attention due to the victims' professional ties to Siemens Energy and familial connections to FC Barcelona.