Patient, 11, and others ID'd as investigators find black box buried 8 feet in the ground
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Authorities have confirmed the identities of the young patient and five others who lost their lives in a plane crash in Philadelphia shortly after takeoff on Friday evening. Additionally, investigators have uncovered troubling findings regarding the aircraft’s black box.

Valentina Guzman Murillo, 11, her mother, Lizeth Murillo Ozuna, 31, Capt. Alan Alejandro Montoya Perales, co-pilot Josue de Jesus Juarez Juarez, Dr. Raul Meza Arredondo, and paramedic Rodrigo Lopez Padilla died in the Mexico-bound Learjet 55 aircraft crash, the company operating the medical transport flight, Jet Rescue Air, told CBS News.

Murillo had just finished receiving life-saving treatment at Shriners Children’s Hospital and was heading home to Mexico.

“It’s extremely hard and extremely difficult, those that were involved directly in her care were very aware that she was going to be traveling home and there had actually been a sendoff for her today,” spokesperson for the hospital Mel Bower said.

Mexico’s president has confirmed that all six victims onboard were Mexican citizens.

“I regret the death of six Mexicans in the plane crash in Philadelphia. The consular authorities are in permanent contact with the families,” Claudia Sheinbaum wrote on X Saturday morning.

The seventh person killed was inside a car as debris from the Learjet 55 crash exploded into the neighborhood. This victim has not yet been identified.

Mayor of Philadelphia Cherelle Parker said 22 people were injured and five remain hospitalized following the crash in a press conference Sunday.

At least 11 homes and some businesses were also significantly damaged, she revealed.

“Our city continues to mourn their loss and they are in our thoughts are prayers,” Parker said of the deceased victims.

Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) revealed that they had recovered the black box eight feet underground at the site of impact, NBC10 reported.

The aircraft’s enhanced ground proximity warning system (EGPWS) has also been recovered.

The black box and EGPWS will be sent to Washington, DC, for evaluation and could contain critical flight data.

The NTSB is leading the crash investigation with assistance from the Federal Aviation Administration and other local agencies.

Parker added that officials were going door-to-door to seek information from neighborhood residents.

“The situation is fluid and it is active,” Parker said.

The Mexico-bound air ambulance reached about 1,500 feet less than a minute takeoff from Northeast Philadelphia Airport when it hit Roosevelt Boulevard and Cottman Avenue just after 6 p.m.

Drone footage posted online Saturday morning gave a birds-eye view of the devastating scene.

The aftermath resembled “a horror movie,” shocked locals told The Post.

National Transportation Safety Board chair Jennifer Homendy called it a “high-impact crash” that left the plane “highly fragmented.”

The crash scene spanned at least four to six blocks, and authorities were working to assess the damage, including going house-to-house to inspect the dwellings, the City of Philadelphia managing director, Adam Thiel, said during Sunday’s press conference.

Jet Rescue Air released three photos of the plane’s interior following the crash, showing the flight was equipped like a “flying ICU.”

“Those are the pics of the actual aircraft’s interior,” a spokesperson for the company told Fox News. “You can see its setup. We call it ‘flying ICU setting.’”

The jet was scheduled to stop at Springfield-Branson National Airport in Missouri before reaching Mexico.

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