"Unfortunately, two people who were on the land lost their lives in this incident," it added. Navarrete told the Televisa network that a number of the helicopter's passengers were also injured. A Televisa reporter who was on board said the helicopter suddenly dropped after generating a large cloud of dust on its landing field. Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto tweeted: "Unfortunately, several people on the ground lost their lives and others were injured. My condolences to your relatives and my desire to promptly recover the injured."

Source: The Nation Bangkok February 17, 2018 07:18 UTC