Eight people died when a small Caravan-type aircraft belonging to a Mexican governor candidate crashed in the jungle in Quintana Roo State on June 13. The airplane crashed just minutes after taking off from Felipe Carrillo Puerto Airfield in the Mayan Zone. Among the dead are seven members of Roberto Borge Angulo’s campaign team, plus the pilot and copilot. There were no survivors. Borge was not onboard the flight.
Borge is running for governor for the state of Quintana Roo. He suspended campaign activities for two days following the disaster to mourn the dead. He expressed support and absolute and unconditional solidarity to relatives of the victims, whom he referred to as “my boys,” reported Mexican newspaper El Universal.
“It is an immense and indescribable pain to lose such close and beloved fellow teammates,” said Borge according to El Universal.
Borge is standing for office in the July 4 poll representing the coalition between the Institutional Revolutionary Party, the Mexican Green Ecology Party, and the New Alliance Party.
His small aircraft took off from Felipe Carrillo Puerto heading toward Chetumal at 5:30 p.m., after Borge’s assistants and his security chief had accompanied him to different communities in the Mayan region.
The plane crashed southwest of Ejido San Antonio Nuevo, between the municipalities of Tulum and Carrillo Puerto, less than one mile from the runway.
Various teams immediately mobilized to the accident site including the Mexican army, the attorney general, civil protection, state police, and the Felipe Carrillo Puerto municipality police.
The government has not yet commented on possible causes of the disaster nor if foul play is suspected. The election campaign for governors in 14 Mexican states has been marred by violence from drug cartels wanting to intimidate anti-drug trade candidates.
Borge is running for governor for the state of Quintana Roo. He suspended campaign activities for two days following the disaster to mourn the dead. He expressed support and absolute and unconditional solidarity to relatives of the victims, whom he referred to as “my boys,” reported Mexican newspaper El Universal.
“It is an immense and indescribable pain to lose such close and beloved fellow teammates,” said Borge according to El Universal.
Borge is standing for office in the July 4 poll representing the coalition between the Institutional Revolutionary Party, the Mexican Green Ecology Party, and the New Alliance Party.
His small aircraft took off from Felipe Carrillo Puerto heading toward Chetumal at 5:30 p.m., after Borge’s assistants and his security chief had accompanied him to different communities in the Mayan region.
The plane crashed southwest of Ejido San Antonio Nuevo, between the municipalities of Tulum and Carrillo Puerto, less than one mile from the runway.
Various teams immediately mobilized to the accident site including the Mexican army, the attorney general, civil protection, state police, and the Felipe Carrillo Puerto municipality police.
The government has not yet commented on possible causes of the disaster nor if foul play is suspected. The election campaign for governors in 14 Mexican states has been marred by violence from drug cartels wanting to intimidate anti-drug trade candidates.
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