Overview
- President Claudia Sheinbaum said the six victims’ remains, including a child, have been returned to Mexico and noted a tribute for the fallen sailors is planned.
- A Mexican Navy aircraft reached Galveston to conduct the repatriation after U.S. authorities completed forensic and legal procedures.
- The operation was coordinated with local officials in Texas and Mexico’s Consulate in Houston to ensure compliance with international protocols.
- Upon entry to Mexico, federal agencies will perform sanitary, legal and identification steps before handing the remains to relatives for funerary services.
- The Semar King Air ANX 1209 crashed on December 22 during a humanitarian medical mission with Fundación Michou y Mau, with earlier reports citing six deaths and two survivors.