UPDATE 2 -- U.S. Navy chopper crashes off Virginia, 1 unaccounted for

[News_Editor]

WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- A large U.S. Navy helicopter crashed in the Atlantic Ocean off Virginia on late Wednesday morning, leaving one crew member unaccounted for, military officials said. Four other crew members were rescued, but their conditions were not immediately known.

The accident occurred at around 11 a.m. local time on Wednesday when the MH-53E Sea Dragon went down in the ocean about 18 miles (29 kilometers) off Virginia Beach. Five crew members were on board the aircraft, which is one of the largest helicopters in the Western world.

A U.S. Navy spokesperson confirmed four crew members were rescued after the crash, of whom at least two were being taken to hospital, but search and rescue operations were ongoing for a fifth crew member. Two U.S. Coast Guard vessels were participating in the rescue operations.

(Copyright 2014 by BNO News B.V. All rights reserved. Info: [email protected].)

[Scott]

Topic running here:

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/695193-update-3-1-dead-1-missing-after-us-navy-chopper-crashes-off-virginia/

//closed//