Three members of the Mexican Navy died on Saturday October 1 in the crash of the helicopter carrying them to carry out reconnaissance operations in the state of Tabasco (south), the navy announced in a press release.
The aircraft "
carried five members of the navy, three of whom unfortunately lost their lives while the other two were injured
," the source continued.
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador regretted the accident and sent his condolences to the relatives of the victims on Twitter.
The helicopter from the European defense company Eurocopter “
crashed during a reconnaissance flight near Frontera, in the Centla area, Tabasco
,” the Navy statement detailed.