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Mexico Repatriates Victims of Galveston Navy Plane Crash as Marines Receive Honors

Identification was completed in the U.S., with a technical investigation still in progress.

Overview

  • President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed the six victims' remains arrived in Mexico after consular coordination under international protocols.
  • The Navy held funerary honors for four fallen marines at its headquarters, led by Admiral Raymundo Pedro Morales Ángeles.
  • A SEMAR C-295 deployed to Galveston managed the logistics once U.S. forensic and legal procedures were finalized.
  • The Beechcraft Super King Air 350 (ANX 1209) crashed on December 22 during approach while conducting a humanitarian transfer of a child to Shriners Children's in coordination with Fundación Michou y Mau.
  • U.S. authorities from the FAA and NTSB continue the active investigation, and witnesses reported low visibility and fog that have not been confirmed as a cause.