In a statement released Sunday, Fundación Michou y Mau IAP, an organization that supports children with burn injuries, provided an update on the survivors.
GALVESTON, Texas — Federal investigators are continuing to investigate a deadly plane crash in Galveston Bay that killed six people and injured two others last week.
The National Transportation Safety Board said the aircraft involved was a Beech King Air 350i operated by the Mexican Navy. Investigators recovered the wreckage from the bay, which was transported to a secure facility for further examination.
In a statement released Sunday, Fundación Michou y Mau IAP, an organization that supports children with burn injuries, provided an update on the survivors.
The foundation said Julia Aracelis Cruz Vera, identified as the mother of Federico Efraín Ramírez Cruz, the patient who died in the crash, has been extubated and is stable. The organization’s medical director, Dr. Yannick Nordin, traveled to Galveston with Mr. Edward, Federico’s father, and visited Julia at the hospital. During the visit, they met Sky Decker, the resident credited with helping save her life.
Dr. Nordin also met with Miriam de Jesús Rosas Mancilla, a flight nurse who survived the crash and is now reportedly in good condition, according to the foundation.
Four members of the Mexican Navy and one doctor aboard the plane died in the crash.
The NTSB said its investigation will focus on three primary areas: the pilot, the aircraft, and the operating environment. As part of that process, investigators will review flight track data, air traffic control communications, aircraft maintenance records, and weather conditions at the time of the crash. Fog was thick in the Galveston area on Monday.
Investigators will also examine the pilot’s license, ratings, recent flight experience, and the pilot’s activities in the 72 hours leading up to the crash. Electronic devices that could contain relevant information will also be reviewed.
The NTSB is asking anyone who may have information about the crash to contact the agency at witness@ntsb.gov.
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