Overview
- Six of the eight people aboard were confirmed dead, including a two‑year‑old burn patient, while two survivors remain hospitalized in Galveston.
- The Secretaría de Marina aircraft was conducting a humanitarian transfer from Mérida to a specialized Texas burn hospital coordinated by Fundación Michou y Mau.
- Fundación Michou y Mau said flight nurse Miriam Rosas shows favorable progress, and both survivors are being treated at John Sealy Hospital.
- The charity’s medical director, Dr. Yannick Nordin, visited the survivors with the child’s father, Edward, as part of ongoing support for the families.
- Local resident Sky Decker pulled the mother from Galveston Bay and later visited her, and officials noted the aircraft lost communication minutes before impact with binational teams handling recoveries and assistance.