The mother killed in the tragic clash of the Hudson River helicopter from the royalty of the football club in Barcelona, with her grandfather and great -grandfather who served as presidents of the famous sports team of the city.
Mercè Camprubí Montal, her husband Agustin Escobar and her three children, aged 4, 8 and 10, all died when her tourist helicopter broke separately in the air and crashed into the river on Thursday afternoon.
The family was celebrating the mother’s 40th birthday, as well as the birthday of the 8 -year -old boy, while in the big block, according to the sources of application of the law and Mayor Eric Adams.
The Montal Camprubí family is recognizable in the native of Barcelona, at least in part due to its ties with FC Barcelona, one of the world’s largest football clubs, the avant -garde reported.
His great grandfather, Agustí Montal Galabart, served as president of the club since the late 1940s and until the early 1950s.
Agustí Montal Costa, his grandfather, directed the club between 1969 and 1977.
His brother, Joan Camprubí Montal, also tried to continue with the dynasty, but retired from last year’s race to preside over the very popular team.
Camprubí Montal, meanwhile, had its own successful career.
He spent seven years working for the Siemens Energy energy technology company, even as a global marketing manager and as a digitalization manager, according to his LinkedIn account.
Her husband had worked for the Siemens technology company for more than 27 years, more recently as a global railway infrastructure CEO in Siemens Mobility.
“We are deeply sad for the tragic helicopter accident in which Agustin Escobar and his family lost their lives. Our most sincere condolences are with all their loved ones,” Siemens said in a statement on early Friday.
Regional officials of the Spanish Government confirmed that the family had lived in Barcelona before the unfortunate trip.
“(I am) dismayed by the tragic helicopter accident in the Hudson River in New York, which cost the lives of six people, five of whom were members of a family in Barcelona,” wrote the Catalan regional president in X.
Another regional official said that Agustin Escobar was originally from Puertollano, a city in center of Spain.
“I want to express my pain for the traffic helicopter accident in New York that claimed the life of Agustín Escobar and his family,” wrote the regional president of Castilla La Mancha, Emiliano García-Page, in X. Mancha. “
With publication cables
