Navy declares 5 missing sailors dead after helicopter crash
The Navy conducted search and rescue efforts for more than 72 hours
By Peter Aitken | Fox News
The Navy has shifted from search and rescue to recovery operations of five sailors after declaring them dead following a helicopter crash earlier this week.
An MH-60S helicopter had been conducting flight operations aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln when it plummeted into the water some 60 nautical miles off the coast of San Diego around 4:30 p.m. on Aug. 31. The Navy, working with the Coast Guard, conducted a search and rescue operation over the following days.
Five other crewmembers had been injured and one crewmember had been recovered and transported ashore in stable condition.
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