Laredo, Texas
Coverage of Laredo, Texas in the Nexus archive.
- Coast Guard helicopter crashes on a training mission in Alaska and four crew members are injured
A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crashed near Harbor Mountain in Sitka, Alaska, during a routine training mission, injuring all four crew members. Rescuers transported the injured to Mt. Edgecumbe Medical Center, and the Coast Guard confirmed no deaths. The crash is part of a series of three major aviation incidents in the U.S. this month.
- With a sledgehammer and a shovel, volunteers raced to save passengers in Texas plane crash
Volunteers in Laredo, Texas, used tools like sledgehammers and fire extinguishers to rescue passengers from a burning plane crash. The Cessna Citation Latitude, operated by NetJets, had mechanical issues before crashing, killing one passenger and injuring others. Good Samaritans and police collaborated to save lives amid the emergency.
- 1 dead after private plane crashes onto road in Laredo, Texas, police say
A private plane crashed onto a highway in Laredo, Texas, killing one of the six people on board and sending the others to the hospital, according to police.
- Police say six people smuggled into U.S. in train car died of heat stroke
Six people died of heat stroke after being smuggled into the U.S. in a train car. The incident occurred on a Union Pacific train. The train was at a rail yard in Laredo, Texas.
- Deaths of at least six people believed to be due to heat inside shipping container in Texas
At least six people believed to be immigrants were found dead inside a shipping container in Texas, with a seventh body found near railroad tracks, in what authorities are calling a 'potential human smuggling event'. The incident is being investigated by federal agents. The deaths occurred near the border with Mexico in Laredo, Texas.
- 6 found dead in a cargo train boxcar at a Union Pacific yard in Texas border town, police said
Six people were found dead inside a cargo train boxcar at a Union Pacific rail yard in Laredo, Texas, near the Mexico border. The individuals, five men and one woman, were discovered by workers inspecting one of the cars. Autopsies will be conducted to determine the cause of death.
- Guatemalan man pleads guilty in federal court after truck crash in Mexico killed over 50 migrants
A Guatemalan man, Daniel Zavala Ramos, pleaded guilty to conspiring to smuggle migrants in a 2021 truck crash in Mexico that killed over 50 people. The sentencing is scheduled for July 7, with Ramos facing life imprisonment for his role in the illegal smuggling operation.