Mexican authorities have identified the two young cadets who died after the Mexican Navy training ship, Cuauhtémoc, collided with the Brooklyn Bridge in New York on Saturday night.
They are América Yamilet Sánchez, from Xalapa, Veracruz, and Adal Jair Marcos, from Salina Cruz, Oaxaca.
The governor of Veracruz, Rocío Nahle, said on May 18 that she “deeply regrets the death” of Sánchez, in a message posted on the social media platform X.
“All my love, support, and solidarity go out to her family. … My wishes for a speedy recovery to the injured,” Nahle said.
Sánchez, a cadet at the Heroic Naval Military School, was recognized for her outstanding career as a swimmer and her commitment to the institution, according to the EFE news agency….