A gender reveal party in Mexico ended in tragedy when a plane used during the celebration came crashing down.
Video footage on X, formerly Twitter, showed the plane releasing pink smoke and confetti into the San Pedro sky before it span out of control and nosedived to the ground.
The pilot, identified in local reports as Luis Ángel , 32, of Navolato, Sinaloa, was the only person on board the Piper PA-25-235 Pawnee when it crashed.
Pilot killed after his Piper PA-25 left wing failed at a gender reveal party in the town of San Pedro, Mexico. pic.twitter.com/6JILK7fsGm
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Gender reveal parties are designed to announce the sex of an expectant couple’s baby by surprising guests with either pink or blue decorations.
Mr Ángel was found in the wreckage of the plane with serious injuries. He was rushed to hospital where he died, the Aviation Safety Network reported.
The incident happened in San Pedro, Sinaloa, on Saturday afternoon. The expectant couple can be seen holding hands and watching the plane flying over a lit-up “Oh Baby” sign adorned with pink and blue balloons.
Friends and family attending the event appeared to be oblivious of the tragedy, cheering on the parents as the gender of their baby was revealed.
