A plane carrying four Canadian parachutists crashed on a beach in southern Mexico, killing a man who was on the beach at the time
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A plane carrying four Canadian skydivers crashed on a beach in southern Mexico on Sunday, killing a man who was on the beach.
There was no immediate information about why the plane crashed, but it appeared to have made an emergency landing and was largely intact.
However, it fell into a relatively populated stretch of beach in the Pacific coast city of Puerto Escondido, almost landing on the victim, whose nationality was not disclosed.
The four Canadians and one Mexican on board the small plane were removed from the aircraft and taken for treatment. The Oaxaca state civil defense office said her condition was “stable.”
There was no immediate information on the Canadians’ names or hometowns.
The office said the dead man’s wife was nearby but was unharmed.
The accident occurred just a few meters from the water and even closer to a wooden beach structure often used for restaurants in Puerto Escondido.
Video of the aftermath posted on social media showed beachgoers carrying at least one person from the plane across the sand.
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