Texas plane crash: A Mexican military medical plane crashes into West Galveston Bay, killing three people in a

Texas plane crash: A Mexican military medical jet carrying eight passengers, including a one-year-old infant, crashed into West Galveston Bay, Texas, on Monday, December 22, killing at least three people. Due to dense fog, the aircraft was on its way to Scholes International Airport at the time of the incident.

The relief and rescue team hurried to the location after learning of the situation and managed to save four persons while still looking for others. Two pilots and six passengers, including a young kid in need of burn treatment at Shriner’s Children’s Hospital in Galveston, were on board the tiny military medical aircraft.

Flight ANX1209 was the aircraft’s operational designation. On Monday night, it was traced from General Mariano Escobedo International Airport in Monterrey, Mexico, to Scholes International Airport in Galveston. According to flight history data, the aircraft vanished from monitoring while over the bay at around 3:02 pm as it neared Galveston.

At 3:07 p.m., the 911 emergency call about the event was received. The aircraft registered under callsign ANX1209 is a Beechcraft King Air 350i, which is flown by the Armada de México, the Mexican Navy, according to the aviation monitoring database. This twin-engine turboprop is often used for a variety of tasks, such as surveillance and transportation.

With assistance from the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Galveston Police Department, Galveston County Sheriff Jimmy Fullen said that his team, which includes boats with crew and a dive group, is supporting the search effort.