Helicopter spins, crashes into Hudson River; tech CEO, family die Agustin Escobar, the CEO of Siemens' Spanish unit, and his wife and three kids were among those killed when a sightseeing helicopter carrying tourists in New York City crashed into the Hudson River. A tourist helicopter with a family of Spanish tourists, among others, broke apart in mid-air and crashed upside down into the Hudson River on Thursday, killing all aboard, the Associated Press reported, quoting officials. The accident prompted a massive emergency response from officials on both sides of the river, between Jersey City and Lower Manhattan. Agustin Escobar, executive of the Spanish unit of worldwide technology corporation Siemens, and his four relatives died when a helicopter crashed into the Hudson River yesterday, The New York Post announced while referring to law enforcement. Escobar, head and president of the company's Spanish division, was among the victims of the crash , together with his wife an...