Pilot of Doomed Hudson River Helicopter ID’d as Navy SEAL Vet Who Had Posted Heart-Wrenching Video Month Before Death

The pilot of the doomed helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River was a Navy SEAL veteran — and posted a chilling video of himself last month proudly flying in the same type of chopper over Lower Manhattan.

“When it all comes together…,” Sean Johnson, 36, wrote next to the now-eerie Facebook footage, which showed him in a Bell 206 helicopter March 27.

Friends congratulated him in their comments, with one telling him he was “living the dream” and another praising his accomplishments over the past year.

Johnson had worked in television and as a bodyguard to celebrities before recently moved to New York City to continue his aviation career, Gothamist reported, citing his wife.

It’s unclear if the chopper he was flying in the Facebook footage was the same helicopter he was operating this week when it crashed, killing him and the five tourists. (Read more from “Pilot of Doomed Hudson River Helicopter ID’d as Navy Seal Vet Who Had Posted Heart-Wrenching Video Month Before Death” HERE)