{"id":40389,"date":"2025-04-12T03:19:50","date_gmt":"2025-04-12T03:19:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=40389"},"modified":"2025-04-12T03:19:50","modified_gmt":"2025-04-12T03:19:50","slug":"breaking-helicopter-pilot-involved-in-thursdays-fatal-hudson-river-crash-has-been-identified-heartbreaking-new-footage-shows-rescue-team-recovering-bodies-of-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=40389","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Helicopter Pilot Involved In Thursday\u2019s Fatal Hudson River Crash Has Been Identified&#8230;Heartbreaking New Footage Shows Rescue Team Recovering Bodies Of People"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-before-content\">\n<div class=\"single-entry-meta\">\n<div class=\"entry-meta-row\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content entry-content-single\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2294190\" src=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/USATSI_25897307-1-2-1024x563.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/USATSI_25897307-1-2-150x82.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/USATSI_25897307-1-2-595x327.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/USATSI_25897307-1-2-768x422.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/USATSI_25897307-1-2-1024x563.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/USATSI_25897307-1-2-1536x844.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/USATSI_25897307-1-2-2048x1126.jpg 2048w\" alt=\"Helicopter recovered from Hudson River\" width=\"1024\" height=\"563\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Helicopter recovered from\u00a0<em><em>Hudson River (LESLIE BARBARO \/ USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)<br \/>\n<\/em><\/em>n.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2FAJARNAB17%3Ft%3Dub6qF5k1ahMW7-yeTNjJgw%26s%3D08&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1910485982128071106&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.totalprosports.com%2Fgeneral%2Fheartbreaking-new-footage-shows-rescue-team-recovering-bodies-of-people-aboard-helicopter-during-fatal-hudson-river-crash%2F&amp;sessionId=050b2c9d11c60b214c9a1cf6b52711d39bf93bb3&amp;siteScreenName=totalprosports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1910485982128071106\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The pilot of the helicopter that cracked in half before going down into the Hudson River in New York has been identified as an ex-Navy SEAL named Sean Johnson.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday proved yet another dark day for American aviation as a family of five ended up dead in said river after embarking on a sightseeing tour with Johnson, who also lost his life in the disastrous incident.<\/p>\n<p>According to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gothamist.com\/news\/pilot-in-helicopter-crash-was-veteran-of-navy-seals-who-recently-moved-to-nyc-wife-says\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gothamist<\/a>, Johnson, a Navy SEAL veteran, was behind the controls. Just a few days before the disastrous incident, he posted a video of himself flying to his Facebook page.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=KavanFlavius&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1910765898396578126&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.totalprosports.com%2Fgeneral%2Fbreaking-the-pilot-involved-in-thursdays-hudson-river-crash-has-been-identified%2F&amp;sessionId=160f858b960fb49f9f19d31d81ca4ba7f2d8d268&amp;siteScreenName=totalprosports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1910765898396578126\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>He\u2019s said to have moved to New York to further his flying career.<\/p>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-1\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<p>It did not appear that human error was to blame for the fatal crash as the chopper split into separate pieces before going down into the Hudson.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-sean-johnson-always-wanted-to-fly\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sean Johnson \u201cAlways Wanted To Fly\u201d<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2294164\" src=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Sean-Johnson-1-1024x563.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Sean-Johnson-1-150x83.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Sean-Johnson-1-595x327.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Sean-Johnson-1-768x422.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Sean-Johnson-1-1024x563.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Sean-Johnson-1-1536x845.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Sean-Johnson-1.jpg 2000w\" alt=\"Split image of Navy Seal vet Sean Johnson\" width=\"1024\" height=\"563\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><em>Sean Johnson (Photos via X)<br \/>\n<\/em><\/em>Michael Roth, who owns the craft and runs the sightseeing company, revealed that Johnson had radioed base to say he would be returning for fuel. The trip that should have taken around three minutes never materialized, with around 20 minutes gone before Roth was made aware of a crash in the Hudson.<\/p>\n<p>He revealed that another one of his pilots saw the chopper upside down while flying over the river.<\/p>\n<p>Sean Johnson\u2019s wife, Kathryn, told Gothamist she was still trying to process what happened on Friday morning.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201c\u200aI\u2019m just at loss for words. I don\u2019t even know what happened,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>she said.\u00a0<em>\u201c\u200aIt\u2019s just hard right now.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The former SEAL, a gunner\u2019s mate responsible for fixing equipment, is said to have taken up several jobs after he left the Navy. According to his wife, he worked on a TV show and as a celebrity bodyguard but\u00a0<em>\u201calways wanted to fly.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=KavanFlavius&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1910761040486265209&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.totalprosports.com%2Fgeneral%2Fbreaking-the-pilot-involved-in-thursdays-hudson-river-crash-has-been-identified%2F&amp;sessionId=160f858b960fb49f9f19d31d81ca4ba7f2d8d268&amp;siteScreenName=totalprosports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1910761040486265209\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Kathryn added that they had been separated for the last few months but remained close. She last spoke to him on Wednesday, though he did not mention any plans for a flight the next day.<\/p>\n<p>TPS offers condolences to Sean\u2019s wife, the rest of his family family, his friends, and loved ones as they try to cope with this challenging situation.<\/p>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-4\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Helicopter recovered from\u00a0Hudson River (LESLIE BARBARO \/ USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images) n. 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