One dead, seven missing after two Japanese military helicopters crash in Pacific
One dead, seven missing after two Japanese military helicopters crash in Pacific
By Junko Ogura, Sophie Jeong and Amarachi Orie, CNN
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Published 6:18 AM EDT, Sun April 21, 2024
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One rescued crew member has died and seven others are still missing after two Japanese military helicopters appeared to have crashed during a drill late Saturday, Japan’s Defense Minister Minoru Kihara said.
“It is very unfortunate that this situation has come to this point,” Kihara told reporters on Sunday. “As for the other seven people, we are doing our utmost to search and rescue them.”
According to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), two of its helicopters, each carrying four crew members on board, are believed to have crashed during a training exercise in the Pacific Ocean late Saturday.
Kihara said that “there is a high possibility of a collision,” and the flight recorders of the two helicopters were found and recovered from the area.
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