The devastated brother of Hudson River helicopter crash victim Mercè Camprubí Montal paid a grim visit to the scene of the fatal accident Saturday, as he promised to “never forget” his tragic family members.
“We will never forget you,” said Joan Camprubí Montal in his native Spanish after reciting all five of their names. “We will keep your smile alive every day of our lives, and I believe that’s the best legacy we can give you.”
Camprubí Montal, who flew into the Big Apple from Spain, spoke to the media Saturday after first meeting with Mayor Eric Adams and laying flowers on the Jersey City side of the scene, no far from where the family of five and their pilot died.
“This is a really difficult situation but we are overwhelmed by the massive condolences we’ve received,” Camprubí Montal added. “I want to say they left together, they left without suffering, and they left with a smile on their faces, and that is important to us.”
Adams called Thursday’s fatal helicopter crash an “unspeakable” tragedy.
Killed in the Thursday crash were Mercè Camprubí Montal, her husband, Agustin Escobar, and their three children — Augustin, 10, Mercedes, 8, and Victor, 4.
Chopper pilot and Navy veteran Sean Johnson, 36, was also killed.
