{"id":1066,"date":"2026-02-22T17:48:38","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T17:48:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.landingliker.info\/?p=1066"},"modified":"2026-02-22T17:48:38","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T17:48:38","slug":"death-toll-rises-in-helicopter-crash-after-mexican-quake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.landingliker.info\/?p=1066","title":{"rendered":"Death toll rises in helicopter crash after Mexican quake"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.landingliker.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/TELEMMGLPICT000154686857_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqP4pV-m6laGcMQMbuKYgJGRQ6uD2cVhFSMVWodf3KFNg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.landingliker.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/TELEMMGLPICT000154686857_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqP4pV-m6laGcMQMbuKYgJGRQ6uD2cVhFSMVWodf3KFNg.webp 640w, https:\/\/www.landingliker.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/TELEMMGLPICT000154686857_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqP4pV-m6laGcMQMbuKYgJGRQ6uD2cVhFSMVWodf3KFNg-300x188.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Fourteen people have now been declared dead in the\u00a0freak helicopter crash\u00a0that followed a\u00a0powerful earthquake in Southern Mexico Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The accident, which brought about the only deaths reported in the quake, occurred when a military helicopter carrying officials flew too close to the epicenter of the 7.2-magnitude seismism and the chopper was enveloped in dust. The death toll was previously reported at 13.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.landingliker.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/download-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1068\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.landingliker.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/download-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.landingliker.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/download-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.landingliker.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/download-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.landingliker.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/download.jpg 1486w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The pilot \u2014 who was taking Mexican Interior Minister Alfonso Navarrete Prida and Oaxaca\u2019s governor Alejandro Murat out to survey the quake\u2019s damage \u2014 lost control of the craft and keeled over, crashing into an open field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a macabre twist of fate, residents of nearby town Santiago Jamiltepec had set up camp for the night in the field as they feared aftershocks could collapse their homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The dead include a six-month-old baby and a 10-year-old girl. An additional 15 were injured in the tragedy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mexico\u2019s defense minister Salvador Cienfuegos Sunday traveled to the scene of the accident Sunday to apologize and meet with survivors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI want to convey our condolences, on behalf of all Mexican soldiers,\u201d he said. \u201cThe defense ministry completely assumes its responsibility for what happened.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"448\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 352 \/ 448;\" width=\"352\" controls src=\"https:\/\/www.landingliker.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_3952.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fourteen people have now been declared dead in the\u00a0freak helicopter crash\u00a0that followed a\u00a0powerful earthquake in Southern Mexico Friday. 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