Dec. 23 (UPI) -- Five people died when a Mexican navy plane crashed off the coast of Galveston, Texas, the Mexican military announced.

Several people were killed when a Mexican navy plane, flying a medical mission, went down on approach to Galveston in the southern US.

A Mexican Navy plane crashed near Galveston during a medical mission, killing at least five.

The Galveston County Sheriff's Office said officials from its dive team, crime scene unit, drone unit and patrol were responding to the crash

A Mexican Navy plane crashed into Galveston Bay in Southeastern Texas due to foggy conditions, leaving five people dead, including two pilots, a Navy seaman, the doctor, and the child. The flight...

A small Mexican Navy plane transporting a young medical patient and seven others crashed on Monday (Dec 22) near Galveston, killing at least five people and setting off a search in waters along the Texas coast, officials said.Four of the people aboard were Navy officers and four were civilians, including a ch

A small Mexican Navy plane transporting a young medical patient and seven others crashed Monday near Galveston, killing at least five people.

Air traffic controllers lost communication for about 10 minutes with a small Mexican Navy plane carrying a young medical patient and seven others before it crashed off the Texas coast, killing at least five people, Mexico's president said Tuesday. Authorities initially believed the plane had landed safely at its destination in Galveston, near Houston, before learning it had gone down Monday afternoon, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said. A search-and-rescue operation in waters near Galveston pulled two survivors from the plane's wreckage, while one remained missing, Mexico’s Navy said.

Mexico's president says air traffic controllers lost communication for 10 minutes with a small Mexican Navy plane on a medical mission before it crashed off the Texas coast, killing at least five people.

The child was being taken to the US for treatment in the US when the plane crashed. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.