A aircraft crashed tragically close to the festivities, turning a couple’s gender reveal party into a nightmare.
Last year, the celebration was in full stride in San Pedro, Sinaloa, Mexico, when the aircraft that was telling the family the gender descended.
In a social media video, friends and relatives can be seen watching the aircraft pass by while the couple stands in front of a balloon arch.
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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The couple discovered they were expecting a daughter when a plume of pink smoke emerged as the jet drew closer to the celebration. As they celebrated the news, family members and friends could be heard yelling with delight.