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From the New York Post: The pilot of the doomed helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River was a Navy SEAL veteran — and posted chilling video of himself last month proudly flying in the same type of chopper over Lower Manhattan.
“When it all comes together…,” Sean Johnson, 36, posted along with the now-eerie Facebook footage, which showed him in a Bell 206 helicopter.
Friends congratulated him in their comments, with one telling him he was “living the dream.”
Johnson, who recently moved to New York City to continue his aviation career, was operating a Bell 206 on Thursday as part of a sightseeing tour for a family of five from Barcelona. He previously lived in states including Illinois, Virginia and Montana.
Johnson’s video is now circulating on X. Watch below:
BREAKING: The pilot of the Bell 206 helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River k-lling a family of five from Spain has been identified as 36-year-old Navy SEAL veteran Sean Johnson, according to Gothamist.
Johnson had just moved to New York City to further his aviation… pic.twitter.com/IT7H9mFp4R
— RedWave Press (@RedWave_Press) April 11, 2025
Johnson had just updated his Facebook profile video on March 28, with a screenshot from the video:
On March 24, from aboard the helicopter, he posted multiple photos of the Hudson River – the very river where just days later he would lose his life.
From Channel2 Now News: The victims included Agustín Escobar, his wife Mercè Camprubí Montal, and their three young children — Agustín Jr., 10, Mercè, 8, and Víctor, 4. The family had traveled from Barcelona to New York City to celebrate the birthday of their daughter, who would have turned 9 on the day of the crash.
According to a photo shared by the helicopter tour company, New York Helicopter Tours LLC, the birthday girl, Mercè, was seated in the front of the helicopter, beside the pilot during the fatal flight.
Please join me in praying for the family of Siemens CEO Agustín Escobar. They tragically died in yesterday’s helicopter crash in NYC.
Our thoughts and prayers are with their family and friends. May God give them peace and comfort during this heartbreaking time. 🙏 pic.twitter.com/009LmLbuJY
— Christian Tweets (@JesusSavesUs777) April 11, 2025
Pilot in Hudson River Helicopter Crash Identified as Navy SEAL Veteran Sean Johnson, Wife Kathryn Johnson Confirmed. Johnson was piloting a Bell 206L-4 LongRanger IV when it tragically went down near Jersey City, killing him and all five passengershttps://t.co/oi6NGr7tkj pic.twitter.com/3bJluEwirc
— News Channel3 Now (@newschannel3now) April 11, 2025
REPORT: Family killed in Hudson River helicopter crash identified
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