MEXICO CITY — At least five people were killed Monday when a Mexican navy plane crashed near Galveston, Texas, U.S. and Mexican officials said.
The plane, a King Air ANX 1209, was carrying four military personnel and four civilians on a medical transport mission in coordination with the Michou y Mau Foundation when it crashed Monday afternoon, Mexican navy officials said in a statement. The foundation, a Mexican nonprofit, assists children with burn injuries.
Two people survived the crash, but their conditions were not immediately known. One person remained missing. The cause of the crash had not been determined.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum offered condolences to the families of the people killed. “An investigation will be conducted, and all the families are being taken care of,” she told reporters Tuesday at her daily news conference.
The plane took off from Mérida International Airport in the Yucatán Peninsula for Galveston’s Scholes International Airport, flight data shows.
Authorities lost communication with the plane for about 10 minutes, Sheinbaum said. It was believed to have landed in Galveston when the crash was discovered west of the Galveston Causeway.
The U.S. Coast Guard, notified of the crash at 3:17 p.m. Monday, dispatched a 29-foot response boat and an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter, it said. The Mexican navy said it coordinated with the Coast Guard on search-and-rescue protocols.
The Michou y Mau Foundation, based in Mexico City, expressed its “deepest condolences to the families in light of these events.”
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