Mexico Mourns Naval Cadet Killed when Training Ship Collided with Brooklyn Bridge
- Two Mexican naval cadets, America Yamileth Sanchez and Adal Jair Maldonado, lost their lives when their training vessel collided with the Brooklyn Bridge in New York on Saturday.
- The Cuauhtemoc had just begun departing New York on a seven-month goodwill voyage that started in April from its base in Acapulco when the crash occurred.
- The crash snapped the ship's masts, injured about 20 crew members from the 277 aboard, and left the Brooklyn Bridge with no major damage.
- Herminio Cosme Sanchez, the father of the cadet, described her as an outstanding individual and a remarkable human being, while Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum extended her heartfelt support and condolences to the family.
- The death of Sanchez, a 20-year-old standout naval academy student and squadron leader, prompted mourning in Mexico and an investigation by the US National Transportation Safety Board.
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The Bodies of the Cadet and the Sailor Killed in the Crash of the Training Ship in New York Arrive in Mexico.
By Ivonne Valdés, CNN en Español Amid cheers, tears, and hugs, the community of Xalapa, in the Mexican state of Veracruz, gathered in the street to receive the body of América Yamilet Sánchez, which arrived in a white coffin, contrasting with the crowd of family and loved ones who welcomed her with pride. América lost her life in the accident involving the training ship Cuauhtémoc, which collided with the Brooklyn Bridge in New York. This Monday…
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