A MEXICAN TV star has tragically died in a horror plane crash just moments after posting a photo as she geared up to take a flying class.
Newsreader Debora Estrella, 43, and pilot Bryan Ballesteros were killed when the light aircraft she was learning to fly in hurtled into to the ground.
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The tragedy unfolded by an industrial estate in the city of Garcia in the north-eastern state of Nuevo Leon.
In a haunting social media post moments before the accident, Debora posted a photo of the two-seater Cessna.
On her Instagram Live stories she shared the picture and wrote: “Guess what”.
Unverified footage on social media purports to show the small plane spiralling out of control and coming down.
A helicopter above diverted as its pilot tried to see if there was anything he could do to help.
Garcia’s mayor Manuel Guerra Cavazos, posted on social media from the spot where the plane came down.
He said: “I regret to inform you that I am at the scene.
“It has been confirmed that a light aircraft has crashed and two people have died, apparently a man and a woman, inside the runway and near to the Pesqueria River at the Mitras Industrial Estate.”
Debora’s ex-husband Jose Luis Garcia, who is also a journalist, posted about the accident before he was aware Debora was on board.
“A plane has come down,” he wrote.
“Civil Protection in Nuevo Leon confirmed two people have died in the accident close to the Ciudad Mitras Industrial Estate in Garcia.
“The plane was filmed crashing beside the river by locals.”
Colleague Maria Julia Lafuente told viewers on their TV station: “How can I say, good morning, happy Sunday, when our hearts and souls are broken.
“There are things that cannot be explained.
“And if you to try to find an explanation, it will only cause you distress and deep sadness, because there is no single reason why Debora Estrella is no longer here with us.
“Only God knows the reason for things.”
Maria Julia said Debora had recently revealed she was about to begin flying classes to try to obtain her pilot’s licence.
She added: “Having to start the morning news programme without her, without seeing that smile.
“This studio is going to feel enormously empty.
“Debora was a woman who lived life to the lived life to the full, who never held anything back, who always gave her all and brought the passion needed for this job.
“If there is one thing we can all learn from her, it is to live life to the fullest, do what you love most and not waste a single moment, because today more than ever it is clear that every minute counts.”
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