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CFE Helicopter Crashes in Jalisco Mountains, Two Crew Found Dead

Investigators have not determined whether weather, mechanical failure or other factors caused the crash.

Overview

  • Helicopters located burned wreckage near Cerro El Jabalí in San Sebastián del Oeste after a daylong search.
  • The operation shifted to recovery as multi-agency teams faced heavy rain, fog, steep terrain and limited communications.
  • The aircraft was on a low-altitude powerline inspection, having departed Tepic, Nayarit for Talpa de Allende, Jalisco.
  • Media identified the victims as pilot Luis Alberto Ramírez García and technician José Manuel López Herrera, with official confirmation from CFE still pending.
  • The bodies were taken to the forensic service in Puerto Vallarta, and authorities reported no evidence supporting social-media claims of an attack.