U.S. Navy Helicopter Crashes in Sea; 3 Aboard
From Times Wire Reports
A U.S. Navy helicopter crashed in the Pacific Ocean off Colombia with three people aboard, and the Colombian navy joined a search for the crew.
The SH-60B Seahawk helicopter was within sight of the U.S. frigate DeWert when it went down, said Bill Austin, a spokesman for the U.S. Naval Station at Mayport, Fla., where the troops are based. The DeWert’s unit usually carries out anti-drug missions in international waters.
Austin said the chopper did not issue a distress call.
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