US Black Hawk Helicopter Crashes Off Yemeni Coast

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US Black Hawk Helicopter Crashes Off Yemeni Coast
Published August 26th, 2017 - 09:37 GMT via SyndiGate.info

A U.S. Black Hawk helicopter crashed Friday evening off the southern coast of Yemen, and a search is ongoing for a service member missing, the U.S. Central Command announced Saturday.

The helicopter crashed about 20 miles (32 km) off the southern coast of Yemen at 7 p.m. (1600 GMT) during a military training in the area, CENTCOM said in a statement.

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1 service member missing, the article goes on to say 5 have been rescued.

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More info:

The Black Hawk helicopter that crashed off the coast of Yemen Friday belonged to an elite Special Operations air regiment, a U.S. defense official said Saturday. One American service member remains missing.

The helicopter was conducting hoist training just feet above the water when it lost power and went into the sea, quickly rolling over and ejecting six aboard. Col. John J. Thomas, a spokesman for the U.S. Central Command, said ships were nearby and five of the six service members were quickly recovered. Thomas said the search and rescue efforts for the missing service member are ongoing and the incident is under investigation.

Continued: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2017/08/26/american-service-member-missing-after-black-hawk-helicopter-crash-off-yemen/?utm_term=.3f947fb18f43