Two of the adults who died in Thursday's fatal helicopter crash have been named by New York authorities as AgustÃn Escobar and Merce Camprubi Montal.
Agustin and Merce are a married couple from Spain.
A spokesperson for City Hall confirmed 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. But the three children were believed to be the couple's kids, while the third adult victim was the pilot.
Escobar was a senior executive with the German technology firm Siemens and was the CEO of rail infrastructure at its Siemens Mobility Division.
The prime minister of Spain, Pedro Sanchez, said in a statement on X, translated by the Spanish Embassy in Washington, that the crash was “an unimaginable tragedy.”
The helicopter took off from the Wall Street heliport at 2:59pm, but lost control after it turned at the George Washington Bridge after 3pm, officials said.
Video posted to social media showed the helicopters plunging into the river.
