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Helicopter Pilot In Deadly Hudson River Crash Was Navy SEAL Who Dreamed Of Flying: Reports
Just two weeks before a deadly helicopter crash over the Hudson River, Navy veteran Sean Johnson posted a video of himself flying past the Freedom Tower.
“When it all comes together,” the 36-year-old wrote on Facebook on March 27, alongside the clip showing him piloting a Bell 206.
On Thursday, April 10, that same type of helicopter went down in Hudson County, NJ, killing Johnson and the family of five on board: Siemens exec Agustin Escobar, his wife Merce Camprubi Montal, and their three children.
Johnson was identified by his wife Kathryn, who spoke with Gothamist.
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Authorities ID Man Killed In Moonachie Shed Fire
Authorities have identified the 70-year-old man who was killed in a Moonachie shed fire that left his wife injured.
Ida Kaba was pronounced dead at the scene following the 4:30 p.m. blaze Thursday, April 10 at the Oak Street home, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
Fire crews from Moonachie and Wood-Ridge, along with other neighboring departments, responded to the scene. When they got there, they found a shed on fire in the backyard, and Kaba down near the entrance, Musella said.
His wife, 67 years old, suffered non-life-threatening injuries while trying to save him, official…
