Video: Helicopter Carrying Secretary of the Government of Mexico's Veracruz State Crash-Lands
20:05 GMT 25.08.2021 (Updated: 20:34 GMT 25.08.2021)
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A helicopter carrying at least 20 people crashed in Sierra de la Huasteca Baja, in the Mexican state of Hidalgo, while attempting to land on Wednesday. On board was Éric Cisneros, Secretary of the Government of Veracruz state.
A video posted on social media showed the Mil Mi-17 helicopter, which is owned by the Secretariat of the Navy, attempting to land before losing control and spiraling into a nearby clearing. As it roughly sets down, the aircraft's rotors get shredded by impacting the ground, sending pieces flying in every direction.
🔴Momento en el que se desplomó un helicóptero de la Marina en las inmediaciones de la cabecera municipal de Agua Blanca de Iturbide, Hidalgo.
— Enrique Hernández Alcázar (@EnriqueEnVivo) August 25, 2021
Ahí viajaba el secretario de gobierno de Veracruz, Eric Cisneros, quien resultó lesionado como otras 19 personas, una de gravedad. pic.twitter.com/2cxTPAqfeI
Así fué rescatado Eric Cisneros, secretario de Gobierno de #Veracruz, tras el percance del helicóptero de la @SEMAR_mx este medio dia en la zona serrana del estado. pic.twitter.com/ZcnXMqCv6U
— RAMIRO ESCOTO (@Ramiro_Escoto) August 25, 2021
However, Cisneros later tweeted that he was ok and there were "no human losses."
"We continue to help, even with minor injuries," he said. The helicopter was touring areas recently hit by Hurricane Grace, which when it hit the coastal Veracruz over the weekend as a powerful Category 3 storm. At least eight people were killed by the storm, including in mudslides and other disasters caused by its previous impact on Mexico's Yucatan peninsula to the east.
Agradezco las muestras de solidaridad luego del percance del helicóptero de Marina en el que realizaba sobrevuelo de reconocimiento en zonas afectadas por el huracán Grace. Afortunadamente no hubo pérdidas humanas. Seguimos ayudando, aún con lesiones menores.
— Eric Cisneros Burgos (@EricCisnerosB) August 25, 2021
According to La Jornada, the people wounded in the crash were taken to the Regional Hospital of Metepec, Hidalgo. However, the number of injured people was not given.
