Sean Johnson, 36, a former Navy SEAL and bodyguard, was the pilot of the helicopter that crashed in NYC this week. (Photo source: Instagram/@remiadeleke)
Sean Johnson, 36, perished in the helicopter crash that killed Siemens executive Agustín Escobar, his wife and three young children.
In a tragic turn of events, a pilot leading a helicopter tour of New York City for a family of five from Europe perished alongside them after their aircraft crashed into the Hudson River.
Seankese ‘Sean’ Johnson, 36, has been identified as the pilot, and his death was confirmed by his wife, Kathryn Johnson.
“ I’m just at a loss for words. I don’t even know what happened,” Johnson told The Gothamist in an interview by phone. “ It’s just hard right now.”
Johnson told the news outlet that although the two had been separated for months, he just moved to New York City and that her husband had always dreamed of flying.
She also confirmed that he served as a Navy Seal, as well as a celebrity bodyguard.
John was a native of Chicago.
“He’s the person you want in that pilot seat,” Johnson’s father, Louis Johnson, told The New York Times. “He was committed and he knew what he was doing. He was not new to this at all.”
Source: Pilot in fatal NYC helicopter crash was Navy seal and former bodyguard
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