The aircraft, a Cessna 207, was flying from La Parota in the neighbouring state of Michoacan.
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Updated December 23, 2024
This handout photo released by Civil Protection of Jalisco state shows a man looking at the site where a Cessna 207 plane crashed in Santa Maria del Oro, Jalisco state, Mexico on December 22, 2024. At (Photo by HANDOUT / Proteccion Civil Jalisco / AFP)
At least seven people died when a light aircraft crashed Sunday in a heavily forested area of Jalisco in western Mexico, local authorities reported.
The aircraft, a Cessna 207, was flying from La Parota in the neighbouring state of Michoacan.
This handout photo released by Civil Protection of Jalisco state shows a man looking at the site where a Cessna 207 plane crashed in Santa Maria del Oro, Jalisco state, Mexico on December 22, 2024. – At least seven people have died after a small plane crashed in a wooded area in the western Mexican state of Jalisco on Sunday, the local Civil Protection system reported. (Photo by HANDOUT / Proteccion Civil Jalisco / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE – MANDATORY CREDIT “AFP PHOTO / PROTECCION CIVIL JALISCO” – NO MARKETING – NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS – DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
Jalisco Civil Protection said via its social media that the crash site was in an area that was difficult to access.
Initial authorities on the scene “reported a preliminary count of seven people dead,” who haven’t been identified yet, according to the agency.
This handout photo released by Civil Protection of Jalisco state show firefighters and civil protection personnel working at the site where a Cessna 207 plane crashed in Santa Maria del Oro, Jalisco state, Mexico on December 22, 2024. – At least seven people have died after a small plane crashed in a wooded area in the western Mexican state of Jalisco on Sunday, the local Civil Protection system reported. (Photo by HANDOUT / Proteccion Civil Jalisco / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE – MANDATORY CREDIT “AFP PHOTO / PROTECCION CIVIL JALISCO” – NO MARKETING – NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS – DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
“A fire was extinguished and risk mitigation was carried out to prevent possible additional damage,” it added.
Authorities said they were awaiting the arrival of forensic investigators to remove the bodies and rule out the presence of additional victims.
