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Crash claims five lives during medical transport
A Mexican Navy aircraft carrying a severely burned child crashed in dense fog near Galveston, Texas, on Monday, killing at least five people. The plane was en route as part of a medical mission organized by the Michou y Mau Foundation, which aids Mexican children with critical burn injuries.
Timeline of the incident
Flight tracking data from Flight Radar showed the plane's last recorded position at 15:01 local time (21:01 GMT) over Galveston Bay, close to Scholes International Airport. Mexico's Secretariat of the Navy confirmed one person remains missing, while two survivors were rescued from the wreckage.
Rescue efforts amid hazardous conditions
Video footage obtained by the Associated Press depicted the submerged plane and emergency responders wading into the water to search for victims. Local yacht captain Sky Decker described the harrowing scene after transporting two police officers to the site. He recounted finding a trapped woman in the nearly submerged cabin, where she had only a few inches of air to breathe amid jet fuel fumes.
"I couldn't believe it. 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."
Sky Decker, local yacht captain
Search operations and coordination
Mexico's Navy stated that search and rescue efforts were ongoing in collaboration with the U.S. Coast Guard. Footage near Scholes International Airport showed divers and other responders working through thick fog to locate survivors and recover victims.
Foundation expresses condolences
The Michou y Mau Foundation, which had organized the medical transport, issued a statement on X offering "deepest condolences to the families of the victims of this tragedy."
