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Mexican military helicopter crashes, killing five crew

A Mexican Navy Mil Mi-17 helicopter registration crashed in a wooded area while engaged in a fire fighting mission.

A Mexican military helicopter engaged in fire-fighting operations has crashed in central Mexico, killing five members of the Navy crew.

The MI-17 helicopter came down on Friday about 89 km north of the town of Jalpan de Sierra in the state of Queretaro, where it had been working to help extinguish a forest fire, the Navy said on Saturday, without specifying any reasons for the crash.

It was unclear whether an inspector for the national forestry commission or other crew members were aboard the aircraft.

The Navy added that a reconnaissance team found debris from the helicopter early on Saturday morning, after operations had to be suspended during the night due to adverse weather conditions.

On Friday evening, officials, including President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, held a minute's silence for the crew.


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