"A small Mexican Navy plane transporting a medical patient and seven others has crashed off the southern coast of the United States, killing at least five people. In a statement on Monday, Mexico's Navy said that four of the people on board were Navy officers, and four were civilians, including a child. list of 4 itemsend of list Two people survived the crash, while one person remains missing, it said."
"According to the flight tracking website Flight Radar, the plane took off from Merida in Mexico's Yucatan state at 18:46 GMT, and was last recorded at 21:01 GMT over Galveston Bay, along the coast of Texas, near Scholes International airport. Mexico's Navy said the plane was helping with a medical mission in coordination with the Michou and Mau Foundation, which provides emergency transport to children with life-threatening burns to Shriners Children's Hospital in Galveston, according to the nonprofit's website."
An aircraft operated by Mexico's Navy crashed into waters off Galveston, Texas, while conducting a medical transfer. The flight carried a medical patient, four Navy officers and three civilian passengers, including a child. At least five people were killed, two survived, and one remains missing. The plane departed Mérida in Yucatán and was last tracked over Galveston Bay during its approach to Scholes International Airport. The flight was coordinating a medical mission with the Michou and Mau Foundation to transport children with severe burns to Shriners Children's Hospital in Galveston. FAA and NTSB teams and local authorities are conducting investigation and recovery operations.
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