by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton
April 12, 2025
Th 36-year-old Sean Johnson had not too long ago moved to the world.
On April 10, a household from Barcelona, Spain, was killed in a helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River. The pilot of the plane, Sean Johnson, who additionally died within the accident, was reportedly a Navy SEAL veteran who had not too long ago moved to New York.
Based on The Gothamist, Johnson not too long ago moved to New York Metropolis to proceed his profession in aviation however was killed within the lethal crash because the helicopter he was working misplaced management and fell into the Hudson River. Experiences said that the video of the crash revealed that the rotors of the helicopter separated from the plane whereas it was within the air, resulting in his loss of life together with the passengers, an govt who labored at Siemens, Agustin Escobar, who was within the helicopter together with his spouse, Merce Camprubi Montal and their kids, aged 4, 5, and 11.
The media outlet spoke to the pilot’s spouse, Kathryn Johnson, who continues to be fighting this information about her husband’s loss of life.
“ I’m simply at loss for phrases. I don’t even know what occurred. It’s simply exhausting proper now.”
There’s a video clip on Sean’s Fb web page, not too long ago posted two weeks in the past, exhibiting him in a helicopter flying over town. He was working a Bell 206 helicopter, which was just like the chopper he was killed in.
Kathryn did state that she and Sean had been not too long ago separated for the previous couple of months however remained shut. They did converse the day earlier than his loss of life, she stated. The 36-year-old was a Navy veteran who carried out a lot of jobs after leaving the service, together with engaged on a TV present and dealing as a bodyguard for celebrities. However regardless of his latest jobs, she stated he “all the time wished to fly.”
The Nationwide Transportation Security Board and Federal Aviation Administration are investigating what precipitated the lethal crash. Peter Goelz, a former managing director on the NTSB, advised CNN that the incident was “a catastrophic failure and really uncommon.”
New York Metropolis officers stated the helicopter crashed lower than 20 minutes after taking off from the Downtown Skyport on the East River.
