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Sept. 1, 2021 / 1:16 AM / Updated Sept. 1, 2021 at 6:03 PM
5 missing, 5 injured after U.S. Navy helicopter crashes into sea near San Diego
By
Darryl Coote & Daniel Uria
Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Five U.S. Navy service members are missing after a military helicopter crashed off the coast of San Diego, authorities said.
The Navy said the MH-60S chopper, operating off the USS Abraham Lincoln, went into the water on Tuesday afternoon about 60 nautical miles off shore.
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The helicopter was carrying six people. One sailor was rescued.
"Search and rescue operations are ongoing with multiple Coast Guard and Navy air and surface assets," the Navy said in a statement.
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