Mexican Navy Medical Plane Crashes Near Galveston Causes Fatalities
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Galveston, Texas. A Mexican Navy medical aircraft crashed into Galveston Bay Monday afternoon while approaching Scholes International Airport, killing six of eight people aboard and leaving two survivors, officials said. The flight carried Navy personnel, medical staff and a child being transported for burn care to Shriners Children's Hospital. Local and federal agencies including the U.S. Coast Guard, Texas DPS, FAA and NTSB are conducting search, recovery and investigation operations. Mexican Navy and nonprofit Michou y Mau confirmed the humanitarian mission. Authorities are collecting evidence and have not released a cause. Based on 11 articles reviewed and supporting research.
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This 60-second summary was prepared by the JQJO editorial team after reviewing 11 original reports from The Orange County Register, Sudbury.com, The Dallas Morning News, 2 News Nevada, KFDM, thedailyjagran.com, WKMG, KPRC, WGXA, ABC7 Chicago and WSBT.
Timeline of Events
- Aircraft departed Mexico on a medical transfer mission to Galveston.
- Monday afternoon (around 3:15–3:30 p.m.) the plane crashed into Galveston Bay near the Causeway while approaching Scholes International Airport.
- Bystanders and emergency crews pulled survivors; Coast Guard and local agencies initiated search and rescue operations.
- Initial casualty reports varied; agencies conducted searches and recovered additional victims over the next day.
- By Tuesday evening officials confirmed six deaths, two survivors, and continued multijurisdictional investigations.
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Investigators and aviation safety agencies benefit from recovered evidence and analysis to improve future safety protocols and emergency response coordination.
Families of the deceased and injured, the Mexican Navy, and the medical nonprofit suffered losses, trauma, and disruption of a humanitarian medical mission.
After reading and researching latest news.... The Mexican Navy medical aircraft carrying eight people crashed into Galveston Bay Monday; recovery teams found six dead and two survivors. Multiple agencies including U.S. Coast Guard, Texas DPS, FAA and NTSB are investigating; evidence collection and communications logs are central to determining cause.
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