{"id":97906,"date":"2025-12-23T01:39:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T01:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/97906\/"},"modified":"2025-12-23T01:39:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T01:39:09","slug":"galveston-texas-plane-crash-news-today-3-dead-after-crash-near-causeway-mexican-navy-confirms-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/97906\/","title":{"rendered":"Galveston, Texas plane crash news today: 3 dead after crash near causeway, Mexican Navy confirms"},"content":{"rendered":"

GALVESTON, Texas — Three people are confirmed dead after a plane crash near Galveston, Texas on Monday afternoon, the U.S. Coast Guard announced.<\/p>\n

The Coast Guard confirmed it got a report at 3:20 p.m. of a crash west of the Galveston Causeway. The Coast Guard said it has launched a boat and a helicopter to search for the plane.<\/p>\n

A Mexican Navy official confirmed to ABC News that the plane belonged to its institution and was on a medical support mission with the Michou y Mau Foundation when it “experienced an accident.”<\/p>\n

Officials have not revealed why the plane went down or how many passengers were aboard.<\/p>\n

SEE ALSO: ‘Emergency landing’: Passenger texted family member before deadly Statesville plane crash, NTSB says<\/a><\/p>\n

The Michou y Mau Foundation’s website<\/a> says it transfers pediatric burn patients from Mexico to Shriners in Galveston.<\/p>\n

The Galveston County Sheriff’s Office is urging the public to avoid the area as emergency responders continue to work on the scene.<\/p>\n

The sheriff’s office said its Dive Team, Crime Scene Unit, Drone Unit and Patrol are supporting the Texas Department of Public Safety on the investigation.<\/p>\n

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