The family of five aboard the doomed tourist helicopter that plummeted into the Hudson River Thursday was tragically in New York City to celebrate the birthday of one of their three young children.

Agustin Escobar, his wife, Merce Camprubi Montal, and their three kids — ages 4, 5 and 11 — were killed along with an unidentified pilot when the chopper went down into the murky waters of the Hudson.

The family had just arrived in the Big Apple from Barcelona, Spain, to mark the birthday of one of their children, Spanish newspaper El Diario reported.

After touching down in the city, the family decided to spend their first day touring Manhattan by taking a scenic trip overlooking the Statue of Liberty.

Escobar has since been identified as the Global CEO of Rail Infrastructure at Siemens Mobility, while his wife was a global commercialization manager at Siemens Energy, according to her LinkedIn profile. She was the granddaughter of Agustí Montal Costa, the former president of FC Barcelona soccer club.

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Spain Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez shared his "grief" over the five Spanish relatives who died on an ill-fated New York City helicopter tour that tragically ended in the Hudson River Thursday afternoon.

"The news reaching us today of the helicopter crash in the Hudson River is devastating," Sánchez said in a X post shared around 1:32 a.m. local time Friday.

"Five Spaniards from the same family, three of them children, and the pilot have lost their lives. An unimaginable tragedy. I share in the grief of the victims' loved ones at this heartbreaking time."

The head of the Spanish branch of the technology company Siemens and his family were identified as five of the victims who were killed.

Agustin Escobar, president and CEO of Siemens in Spain, his wife and their three children had just arrived in the Big Apple from Barcelona earlier in the day, law enforcement sources said.

The pilot, whose identity has not been released, also perished in the fatal wreck.

Recovery operations tied to the mangled helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River Thursday night will drag into Friday, the Jersey City mayor said.

While the main body of aircraft was pulled from the water, more work is expected, Mayor Steven Fulop tweeted.

“Recovery operations have been secured for the night,” Fulop said.

“Major parts of the aircraft have not been recovered so dive operations by the NYPD and NJSP will resume tomorrow morning. The pier is being secured by (Port Authority)."

The Big Apple company that operated the doomed tourist helicopter that plunged into the Hudson River Thursday previously crash landed into the same murky waters. 

A chopper belonging to New York Helicopter Charter in June 2013 was carrying four Swedish tourists when it lost power and made an emergency landing. 

The pilot and four family members all miraculously survived – with no injuries reported – after the aviator deployed the aircraft’s pontoons and safely landed on the river. 

CEO Michael Roth told the Wall Street Journal at the time that the chopper underwent daily routine inspections, but had “no clue why” the aircraft malfunctioned mid-flight.

Now, 12 years later, Roth is expressing his devastation over the tragic events that killed a pilot and a family-of-five vacationing from Spain -- claiming he has "no clue" what happened. 

“I’m absolutely devastated,” Roth, who was visibly shaken, told The Post after the crash. 

“The only thing I know by watching a video of the helicopter falling down, that the main rotor blades weren’t on the helicopter. And I haven’t seen anything like that in my 30 years being in business, in the helicopter business,” he continued. 

“The only thing I could guess – I got no clue – is that it either had a bird strike or the main rotor blades failed. I have no clue. I don’t know.”

Chilling footage captured the Bell 206 helicopter “split in half” mid-air and plummet into the frigid waters near Pier 40 near the Hoboken border of New Jersey around 3:15 p.m., prompting a large-scale rescue mission.  

 The head of the Spanish branch of the technology company Siemens and his family were identified as five of the victims who were killed. The pilot identity has not been announced.

Agustin Escobar, president and CEO of Siemens in Spain, his wife and their three children had just arrived in the Big Apple from Barcelona earlier in the day, law enforcement sources said.

It remains unclear what caused the crash.

The owner of the Big Apple tourist helicopter company reportedly said the ill-fated chopper was on its way back to base when it plunged into the Hudson River.

“He [the pilot] called in that he was landing and that he needed fuel, and it should have taken him about three minutes to arrive, but 20 minutes later, he didn’t arrive,” New York Helicopter Tour CEO Michael Roth told The Telegraph.

Roth also told The Post earlier he was “absolutely devastated” by the deadly incident that killed all six people, including three children, on board. 

President Trump said Thursday the chilling footage that captured the doomed helicopter plummeting into the Hudson River is "horrendous," while teasing the cause of the fatal crash that claimed six lives could soon be known.

"Terrible helicopter crash in the Hudson River. Looks like six people, the pilot, two adults, and three children, are no longer with us," Trump wrote on Truth Social.

"The footage of the accident is horrendous. God bless the families and friends of the victims," he continued.

"Secretary of Transportation, Sean Duffy, and his talented staff are on it. Announcements as to exactly what took place, and how, will be made shortly!"

Six people were killed when the tourist chopper carrying a family on vacation from Spain broke apart mid-air before crashing into the frigid river around 3:15 p.m.

The head of the Spanish branch of the technology company Siemens and his family were identified as five of the victims who were killed. The sixth victim was the pilot, whose identity has not been announced.

Agustin Escobar, president and CEO of Siemens in Spain, his wife and their three children had just arrived in the Big Apple from Barcelona earlier in the day, law enforcement sources said.

It remains unclear what caused the crash.

The head of the Spanish branch of the technology company Siemens and his family were identified as five of the victims who were killed on the ill-fated helicopter that plunged into the Hudson River Thursday, according to law enforcement sources.

Agustin Escobar, president and CEO of Siemens in Spain, his wife and their three children were killed in the fiery crash in which a tourist chopper plunged into the murky waters.

Photos on New York Helicopter Tours website show the bundled up five family members smiling in front of the Bell 206L-4 LongRanger IV helicopter and strapped inside the aircraft.

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A Kansas City-based attorney who represented a victim of the fatal 2018 East River helicopter crash said it’s a “tragic day” for aviation after a tourist chopper plummeted into the Hudson River Thursday afternoon, killing all six on board. 

"Our hearts go out to the families and a thorough investigation needs to occur," Gary C. Robb, who recently secured a record-breaking $116 million jury verdict for the parents of Trevor Cadigan, 26, one of five passengers who drowned when a tourist helicopter crashed in the East River.

Robb said he was left with three questions after he watched chilling footage of the latest fatal crash, including what triggered the in-flight malfunction and why the emergency float system didn't work.

"You saw the three large pontoons -- the pilot knew they were going to be landing in the water," he said.

"It's a big handgrip he has to pull to activate the pontoons, like a trigger release."

He also queried why the passengers were unable to "extricate while the cabin was only a few feet below water"

Chilling footage captured the moment the helicopter fell out of the sky before plunging into the frigid Hudson. Other clips showed the rotors splashing down into various parts of the water.

Robb said the most important thing is that the victims' families are consoled and cared for.

“It’s not about the helicopter, it’s about the human beings inside of it," he said.

NYPD divers recovered all six victims of the Hudson river crash.

Four people were pronounced dead at the site of the incident, and two "succumbed to their injuries," at a local hospital NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at a press conference.

Authorities are not releasing the victims' names until family notification can be made.