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Thursday 28 of March 2024

Death Toll in Crash of Mexico Police Helicopter Rises to Five


Governor of the state of Michoacán, Silvano Aureoles says authorities are investigating the cause of the crash,photo: Wikipedia
Governor of the state of Michoacán, Silvano Aureoles says authorities are investigating the cause of the crash,photo: Wikipedia
Silvano Aureoles, Governer of Michoacán, originally said that the helicopter was shot down but the cause is now under investigation

MEXICO CITY  – The death toll in the crash of a Mexican police helicopter has risen to five after another detective died of injuries, a day after the four others on board were killed when the aircraft went down Tuesday.

The pilot and four detectives were on patrol in a rural area where criminals had tried to kidnap a farmer, according to the governor of the western state of Michoacán. Gov. Silvano Aureoles said Wednesday the raid was aimed at capturing leaders of criminal gangs.

Aureoles initially said Tuesday that the helicopter was shot down, but later said the cause was under investigation.

In May 2015 attack in the neighboring state of Jalisco, gunmen for a drug cartel shot down an army helicopter with a rocket launcher, killing 10 people.