US EditionAt least 5 killed after Mexican Navy plane on medical mission crashes in Texas
The Mexican Navy plane was on a humanitarian medical transfer with eight people aboard; five died, two survived, and one remains missing amid foggy conditions.
- A Mexican Navy plane carrying a child burn victim crashed in foggy conditions near Galveston, Texas, killing at least five people.
- The plane was on a medical mission coordinated with the Michou y Mau Foundation, which provides care to Mexican children with severe burns.
- Witnesses described finding a badly injured woman trapped in the wreckage of the nearly submerged plane in Galveston Bay.
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At least five people were killed, including a two-year-old child, when a Mexican navy plane carrying a severely burned child crashed in thick fog near Galveston, Texas. The plane was on a medical rescue mission for the Michou y Mau Foundation, which provides care to severely burned Mexican children. The Mexican navy said one person was still missing and two others were rescued alive. Video footage shared by the Associated Press showed the wrecka…
Mexican authorities reported that investigations are being conducted to determine the causes of the accident, in coordination with the Mexican Consulate in Houston.
5 killed in Texas fog after crash of Mexican plane on medical mission
A small Mexican Navy plane transporting a young medical patient and seven others crashed on Monday near Galveston, killing at least five people and setting off a search in waters along the Texas coast, officials said. Four of the people on board were Navy officers and four were civilians, including a child, Mexico’s Navy said in a statement. Two of the passengers were from a non-profit that provides aid to Mexican children with severe burns, inc…
A Mexican Navy aircraft carrying a medical patient and seven other people crashed during a medical mission in the vicinity of Galveston...
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