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Fourteen dead after private jet crashes between Las Vegas and Mexico: media
Source: Reuters
U.S. MAY 6, 2019 / 2:01 PM / UPDATED 26 MINUTES AGO
Fourteen dead after private jet crashes between Las Vegas and Mexico: media
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The remains of a plane have been found after it disappeared en route from the U.S. city of Las Vegas to Monterrey in northern Mexico, an official of Mexican state of Coahuila said on Monday, with local media reporting that all 14 on board had died.
Mexican newspaper Reforma said the private plane had 11 passengers and three crew members on board.
The wreckage of the plane was found via aerial surveillance some 129 miles (208 km) northwest of the northern city of Monclova in Coahuila, said Fernando Orta of the border state’s emergency services department.
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Mexican media reported that the passengers had attended a boxing match between Mexican boxer Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Daniel Jacobs in Las Vegas on Saturday.
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Fourteen dead after private jet crashes between Las Vegas and Mexico: media
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The remains of a plane have been found after it disappeared en route from the U.S. city of Las Vegas to Monterrey in northern Mexico, an official of Mexican state of Coahuila said on Monday, with local media reporting that all 14 on board had died.
Mexican newspaper Reforma said the private plane had 11 passengers and three crew members on board.
The wreckage of the plane was found via aerial surveillance some 129 miles (208 km) northwest of the northern city of Monclova in Coahuila, said Fernando Orta of the border state’s emergency services department.
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Mexican media reported that the passengers had attended a boxing match between Mexican boxer Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Daniel Jacobs in Las Vegas on Saturday.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-crash/fourteen-dead-after-private-jet-crashes-between-las-vegas-and-mexico-media-idUSKCN1SC1T0
