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TV Presenter Débora Estrella Killed in Nuevo León Plane Crash as Investigation Begins

State teams recovered the two victims overnight, prompting a formal inquiry by aviation and judicial authorities into mechanical or human factors.

Overview

  • The light aircraft went down on Sept. 20 around 18:50 in the Laderas/Riberas Interpuerto area of Parque Industrial Ciudad Mitras near the Río Pesquería in García, Nuevo León.
  • The plane bore registration XB-BGH, with some outlets citing a Cessna 150M and reporting a crash time closer to 19:20 in preliminary accounts.
  • Authorities confirmed two fatalities: Débora Estrella, 43, a Telediario presenter, and pilot Bryan Leonardo Ballesteros Argueta, according to the state investigations agency and the mayor.
  • Protección Civil secured the wreck and concluded recovery operations in the early hours, retrieving the bodies around 04:15 and turning them over to officials for transfer.
  • Hours before the flight, Estrella shared a photo of the aircraft from Aeropuerto Internacional del Norte, as colleagues, Grupo Multimedios and state officials later posted condolences.