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3 confirmed dead in nighttime Seahawk crash
By Andrew Scutro - Staff writer
Posted : Wednesday May 20, 2009 10:24:31 EDT
Posted : Wednesday May 20, 2009 10:24:31 EDT
Three Navy members were killed in the nighttime crash of an HH-60H Seahawk helicopter off the coast of San Diego, a Navy spokesman confirmed.
Coast Guard boats and aircraft scanned Pacific Ocean waters about 13 miles south of San Diego on Wednesday morning for the two remaining crew members , authorities said.
The helicopter crashed Tuesday just before midnight, said Lt. Sean Robertson, a Navy spokesman at the Pentagon. The helicopter, from Carrier Air Wing 11, was returning to the aircraft carrier Nimitz after a combat search and rescue exercise.
The crash occurred 76 nautical miles from Nimitz, which is at sea conducting a pre-deployment composite training unit exercise, Robertson said.
Names are being withheld pending family notification, Robertson said.
The incident is under investigation.
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