“RIP to the Family”- Conor McGregor and Fans Left Heartbroken As Final Photos of Victims Before Hudson Helicopter Crash Go Viral

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The entire world has been shedding tears and offering prayers to the family of five, who lost their lives while sightseeing. The family included three children along with their mother and father. With the intent to enjoy the scenes of the beautiful cityscape of New York City, they stepped into a helicopter. Unfortunately, the helicopter crashed into the Hudson river, at a point between New Jersey, Manhattan, and Brooklyn. Needless to say, the devastating news traveled through the internet, and Conor McGregor happened to stumble upon it. 

The officials investigating the crash are yet to make a statement about the cause of the accident. However, the world hasn’t really stopped caring about them. ‘Mystic Mac’ soon stumbled upon the final pictures of the family of five on Instagram. He decided to offer his condolences and prayers by putting the pictures on his Instagram Story. The first picture showed the family getting ready to climb onto the helicopter. Reacting to that, McGregor wrote, “Heartbreaking .” 

He went on to share another picture of the two children and their parents smiling out at the camera while sitting inside the passengers’ side. And another picture showed a young boy beside the pilot. McGregor dropped his prayers with a folded hands emoji. 

 

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Soon after the pictures were released on the internet, the netizens took over the comments section to shower their condolences on the family. Let’s see what they had to say. 

Netizens grieve for the family as Conor McGregor offered his condolences

Most of the netizens dropped in a single line of prayers for the family. One comment read, “RIP to the family such a tragedy .” While another account wrote, “May they rest in peace .” Accidents like this affect the entire world. And for some, such news turns them cold. One fan pointed this out and wrote, “This just sent shivers down my spine .” Another account claimed that it was all “So f—— sad.”

Some of the netizens believed that it could have been avoided. One of them commented, “Just insane all these accidents happening could have been prevented, a complete family gone in the most unthinkable way.” Meanwhile, others put the blame of the helicopters. After all, there have been 4 globally reported helicopter crashes in 2025, and 2 of them were in the US. The comment read, “no one should get in helicopters tbh. sketchy machines.” And some of the fans took this as a sign to live to their fullest. “People wake up not knowing it’s their last day. Live like yours could be,” wrote a fan. 

What are your thoughts on the Hudson River crash? Let us know what you think of the last picture in the comments down below. 

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