Wreckage of plane in Galveston Bay (Copyright 2025 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)
GALVESTON, Texas – A day after a fatal plane crash involving a Mexican Navy aircraft on a medical support mission in Galveston, crews were out at the wreckage searching for one person still missing.
Wreckage of plane in Galveston Bay (Copyright 2025 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)
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KPRC 2’s Gage Goulding was the only journalist on the water with first responders as they combed through the wreckage, looking for the final remaining passenger and preparing the wreckage to be hauled away.
Authorities searching through the wreckage (Copyright 2025 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)
The Beech King Air ANX 1209 aircraft was bringing a burn patient to Galveston when it crashed into the bay. Five people died in the crash. Two people survived and another person remains missing.
Wreckage from a Mexican Navy aircraft, tail number ANX1209, sits in Galveston Bay after the plane crashed while attempting to land at Galveston Scholes International Airport during dense fog on Dec. 22, 2025. (Gage Goulding/KPRC) (Copyright 2025 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)
Flight records show the plane departed from General Mariano Escobedo International Airport in Mexico before attempting to land at Galveston Scholes International Airport.
Officials say fog was thick at the time of the crash, significantly limiting visibility.
First responders on the water in Galveston (Copyright 2025 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)
As recovery efforts continue, investigators are also examining the wreckage for clues into what went wrong as the aircraft approached the runway.
Wreckage from a Mexican Navy aircraft, tail number ANX1209, sits in Galveston Bay after the plane crashed while attempting to land at Galveston Scholes International Airport during dense fog on Dec. 22, 2025. (Gage Goulding/KPRC) (Copyright 2025 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)
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Gage Goulding is an award-winning TV news reporter and anchor. A native of Pittsburgh, PA, he comes to Texas from Fort Myers, FL, where he covered some of the areas most important stories, including Hurricane Ian.
Christian Terry covered digital news in Tyler and Wichita Falls before returning to the Houston area where he grew up. He is passionate about weather and the outdoors and often spends his days off on the water fishing.