Black Hawk helicopter that crashed off Yemen belonged to elite Special Operations air unit
By Thomas Gibbons-Neff and Andrew deGrandpre August 26 at 6:54 PM
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.
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