India, April 12 -- Sean Johnson has been identified as the pilot in the Hudson River helicopter crash, the New York Post reported. Johnson and a family of five tourists-Agustin Escobar, his wife Merce Camprubi Montal, and their three young children-were all killed in Thursday's chopper crash.

Sean Johnson, a 36-year-old Navy SEAL veteran, had recently moved to New York City to continue his aviation career. He had previously lived in several states, including Illinois, Virginia, and Montana.

On Thursday, Johnson was piloting a Bell 206 helicopter during a sightseeing tour for a family of five visiting from Spain.

Just last month, he shared a video of himself flying the same type of Bell 206 helicopter over Manhattan.

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