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Japanese Navy helicopters crash in the Pacific Ocean, leaving 1 dead, 7 missing
Updated On: 21 April, 2024 02:13 PM IST | Tokyo | mid-day online correspondent
Two Japanese naval helicopters crashed near Torishima island. Each SH-60K chopper was carrying four crew members and lost communication late Saturday.
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Two Japanese naval helicopters carrying eight crew members fell into the Pacific Ocean south of Tokyo during a nighttime training mission, killing one and leaving seven others missing, according to the country`s defence minister.
The crash of Japanese naval helicopters involved two SH-60K choppers from the Maritime Self Defence Force, each carrying four crew members, that lost communication late Saturday near Torishima island, about 600 kilometres (370 miles) south of Tokyo. The cause of the disaster was not immediately established, but Defence Minister Minoru Kihara suspected that the helicopters may have clashed before plunging into the lake, stated a report by the Associated Press.
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