THE owner of the sightseeing chopper that plunged into New York’s Hudson River has said he’s “devastated” after the aircraft appeared to break apart mid-air.
Siemens boss Agustin Escobar, his wife Mercè Camprubí Montal and their three children, aged four, five and 11, died along with the chopper’s pilot in the crash on Thursday.
The Spanish family had landed in New York just hours earlier, having flown in from Barcelona to kick off their vacation.
But tragedy struck around 3.17pm, when the helicopter reportedly broke apart midair and plunged into the Hudson…