5 dead after Mexican Navy plane crashes in Texas while...

A Mexican Navy plane crashed amid foggy conditions in Texas while on an aid mission for an organization that helps child burn victims, killing five people on Monday, Dec. 22, the country’s government announced. The airplane, a King Air ANX 1209, crashed while carrying four members of the Mexican Navy and four civilians, Mexican officials said. The plane went down in Galveston Bay, U.S. Coast Guard spokesperson Petty Officer Luke Baker told USA TODAY. Two people were recovered from the site of the crash alive, and one person remains missing, the Mexican Navy said. Mexican Navy officials said the plane was conducting a specialized medical transfer. The mission was on behalf of the Michou and Mau Foundation, a group that helps child burn victims, the Navy said. In a statement on social media, the organization expressed its sorrow after the fatal crash. "At the Michou and Mau Foundation, we express our deepest solidarity with the families affected by these events," the group said. "We share their pain with respect and compassion, honoring the memory of those lost." The Associated Press reported that the patient on board was a 1-year-old. It's not immediately clear if they survived. U.S. Coast Guard authorities responding to the crash rescued six people and recovered two bodies, according to the Mexican Navy. Baker deferred questions about the status of passengers to the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA did not immediately respond to requests for information. Contributing: Reuters