In brief
A Mexican Navy plane crashed in foggy conditions while transporting a child burn victim, leading to five fatalities and leaving one person missing. Search and rescue operations continue as the community mourns the tragedy.
At least five people have been killed after a Mexican Navy plane crashed in foggy conditions near Galveston, Texas on Monday while transporting a child burns victim.
According to flight tracking website Flight Radar, the plane was last recorded at 15:01 local time (21:01 GMT) over Galveston Bay, near Scholes International Airport.
The aircraft was taking part in a medical mission on behalf of the Michou y Mau Foundation, which provides care to Mexican children with severe burns.
Mexico's Secretariat of the Navy said one person remains missing and two others were rescued alive.
Video footage shared with AP news agency showed the wreckage of the plane in the water, with witnesses and police officers seen entering the water to search the debris.
Sky Decker, a local yacht captain, recalled the harrowing rescue, stating that he discovered a badly injured woman trapped: I couldn't believe. She had maybe three inches of air gap to breathe in. And there was jet fuel in there mixed with the water, fumes real bad. She was really fighting for her life.
Earlier, the Mexican Navy Secretariat said search and rescue operations were underway in coordination with the US Coast Guard. Rescuers, including a dive team, were seen working in dense fog near Scholes International Airport.
In a statement shared on X, the Michou y Mau Foundation expressed our deepest condolences to the families of the victims of this tragedy.
