Florida helicopter crash
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| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | March 10, 2015 |
| Site | Off the coast of the Florida Panhandle |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk |
| Passengers | 11 |
| Fatalities | 11 (presumed) |
| Survivors | 0 (presumed) |
On March 10, 2015 a Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk US military chopper crashed in Florida Panhandle. The chopper was on its training exercise and had 4 US soldiers and 7 US marines on board.[1]
Crash
During a training exercise at night on March 10, 2015, US military chopper UH-60 Black Hawk crashed in Florida.[2]
It was reported that the troops were on night training in Elgin Air Force Base, which was believed to be under thick fog. [3]
Elgin Air Force Base's spokesman confirmed that there were 11 US troops on board which consist of 7 Marines who were part of Camp Lejeune-based special operations group and 4 soldiers from a Hammond, Lousiana based National Guard unit.
Army National Guard was reported of the chopper's missing on March 10, 2015 at 8:30 pm.
On March 11, 2015 rescue team discovered debris of the chopper.
It was also officially presumed that all the 11 US troops are dead.[4][5][6]
Search
Debris from the crash was found on March 11 at 2 AM around Okaloosa Island. The ongoing search for the passengers, which is focused on waters east of Navarre, Florida, has been hampered by heavy fog in the area. On the morning of March 11, a spokesman for the Eglin Air Force Base said that human remains had been found in the area of the search.[7] As of March 12, the bodies of two soldiers on board the helicopter had been recovered.[8]
References
- ^ "Florida Helicopter Crash: 7 Marines, 4 Soldiers Missing After Crash During Military Exercise Now Presumed Dead". International Business Times. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- ^ "11 service members missing in Florida helicopter crash presumed dead". dailynews.com. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- ^ "11 missing servicemen presumed dead in Florida helicopter crash". cbsnews.com. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- ^ "Florida helicopter crash: Seven US marines and four soldiers presumed dead after Black Hawk military helicopter crashes during training exercise". The Independent. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- ^ "Eleven service members presumed dead after Florida helicopter crash - reports". reuters.com. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- ^ "11 US soldiers missing after Florida helicopter crash". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- ^ Phillip, Abby (March 11, 2015). "Human remains found in search for 11 service members involved in helicopter crash". Washington Post. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
- ^ Robinson, Kevin (12 March 2015). "At least 2 bodies recovered from helicopter crash". USA Today. Retrieved 12 March 2015.