5 individuals tragically plunged to their loss of life on Thursday afternoon in New York Metropolis, after a helicopter plunged into the Hudson River, leaving no survivors. The household have been recognized as relations of former Barcelona President Agusti Montal.
The incident occurred on Thursday afternoon, as a household of 5 took a helicopter tour round New York’s landmarks. As per CNN, the helicopter crashed within the Hudson River, with all 5 relations perishing. Pilot Richard Vance was in a position to free himself from his harness and escape the wreckage. Whereas the reason for the crash just isn’t but clear, they word that that is the third crash to have occurred at Liberty Helicopters, who describe themselves as the most important and most skilled fleet in New York.
As per Marca, the household have been recognized as Agustin Escobar and Merce Camprubi, and their three youngsters aged between seven and eleven years of age.
Escobar was the previous CEO of Siemens Espana till 2024, whereas Camprubi was the granddaughter of the aforementioned Montal, who presided over Barcelona between 1969 and 1977. Merce Camprubi was additionally the sister of Joan Camprubi, who leads the platform ‘Som un Clam’, an opposition to incumbent Joan Laporta and potential rival within the subsequent elections in 2026.
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Montal is basically credited with the rebirth of Barcelona as a pressure in Spanish soccer after a barren interval within the Sixties. Beneath his stewardship, managers Rinus Michels and Vic Buckingham turned issues round for the membership, however his crown jewel was the signing of Johan Cruyff, on the time the perfect participant on the earth for a lot of.
He and Cruyff put in place the primary seedlings of their now famend La Masia academy too, and Montal is credited with the coining of the membership slogan – ‘Mes que un membership’, or Greater than a membership. He handed away in March of 2017.