US EditionSix Killed in Mexican Navy Plane Crash, Salvage Operation Is Now Underway
Thick fog and communication loss hindered landing attempt; six of eight aboard died during the Mexican Navy's medical mission, officials confirmed.
- Near the Galveston Causeway, a Mexican Navy aircraft crashed on Monday just before 3:30 p.m., with six fatalities and two survivors, authorities said.
- The flight was transporting a child burn patient to Shriners Children's Hospital amid thick fog, and officials reported the plane lost communications for about 10 minutes before the crash.
- The National Transportation Safety Board launched an investigation with Federal Aviation Administration support and will examine flight tracks, ATC recordings, and weather as recovery crews resumed work Tuesday.
- The Mexican Navy announced Tuesday evening that a previously unaccounted-for passenger was found deceased, while two survivors are in stable condition and families of victims receive support.
- Flight records indicate the plane had landed in Galveston three times since October, multiple U.S. agencies including the U.S. Coast Guard and Texas DPS are involved, and the cause remains unknown.
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Person missing in Galveston plane crash confirmed dead, bringing death toll to 6, Mexican Navy says
Shriners Children's confirmed the plane was transporting a child to their facility for burn care before officials say the aircraft went down, killing six people.
6 Dead and a Family Left Reeling After Mexican Navy Medical Flight Crashes in Texas
Air traffic controllers lost communication for about 10 minutes with a small Mexican Navy plane carrying a young medical patient and seven others before it crashed off the Texas coast in thick fog, killing at least six people, Mexico’s government said Tuesday. The plane was working with a nonprofit group transporting Mexican children with severe burns to a hospital in Galveston, near Houston, when the plane crashed Monday afternoon. Authorities …
More than a day after the collapse of the Navy plane in Galveston, Texas, authorities confirmed the discovery of the last person's body, which was missing until this Tuesday, December 23.These remains would belong to Luis Enrique Castillo Terrones, lieutenant of the Navy, who was the last to find and who was found lifeless.This confirms the death of six of the eight crew members of the Navy's Beechcraft King Air aircraft that collapsed in Galves…
Mexico City, Dec 23 (EFE).- The lifeless body of the last person to be rescued after the fall of a Mexican Navy aircraft during a medical mission in the vicinity of Galveston, Texas (United States), was located, bringing to six deaths, the institution reported on Tuesday. In a statement, the Ministry of the Navy, through the Mexican Navy, confirmed the death of six of the eight people traveling on Monday in the Mexican Navy aircraft, four naval …
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