Mexican Navy plane carrying a burn patient crashes in Texas. 5 people including a 2 year old child died in this accident. Of the 8 people on board, 2 were rescued and 1 is missing.
texas: Another plane accident has occurred in America. A Mexican Navy plane carrying a burn patient to Texas crashed, killing five people, including a two-year-old child. The plane crashed in Galveston Bay, Texas on Monday afternoon. There were eight people on board the plane. Of these, 2 have been saved alive. The search for one person is ongoing. The Mexican Navy confirmed that there were four Navy personnel and four other civilians on board the plane. According to the information, the crashed plane was carrying burn patients.
This accident happened on Monday afternoon at around 3:17 pm. According to data from Flight Radar 24, the twin-turbo plane had taken off from Merida, the capital of the Mexican state of Yucatan, and was headed to Galveston Scoles International Airport. The plane was part of a medical mission by the Michau and Mau Foundation, a Mexican volunteer organization that transports burn patients for treatment.
The plane, en route from Mexico to a hospital in Galveston, crashed into the ocean just before landing. The plane was submerged in water. Local residents and the coast guard immediately launched a search operation and rescued two people alive. According to reports, there was dense fog in the area at the time of the accident. However, the exact reasons for the accident are not yet known.