Overview

• Estrella and her instructor, identified as pilot Bryan Ballesteros, died when a two-seat Cessna crashed near the Mitras industrial estate by the Pesquería River in García, Nuevo León.
• Local authorities, including the mayor of García and Protección Civil, confirmed two fatalities at the scene with no additional injuries reported.
• Moments before takeoff from Monterrey-Del Norte International Airport, Estrella posted an Instagram photo of the aircraft with the caption “Guess what.”
• Her employer, Multimedia, publicly announced her death, and colleagues delivered on-air tributes reflecting her years as a morning news presenter in Monterrey.
• The General Directorate of Civil Aeronautics and the state prosecutor’s office are investigating, and unverified bystander video circulating online shows the light plane descending before impact.