Army helicopter crashes off Hawaii

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U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters Associated Press/Photo by Vadim Ghirda

Five crew members are missing after a U.S. Army helicopter went down Tuesday night off the coast of Hawaii. Officials at Wheeler Army Airfield near Honolulu lost contact with the UH-60 Black Hawk around 10 p.m. while it was on a routine training mission, according to a U.S. Coast Guard news release. Responding teams reported spotting a debris field about 2 miles west of Kaena Point, Oahu, shortly before 11:30 p.m. An airplane, two helicopters, and several boats are searching the area for survivors.

Lynde Langdon

Lynde is WORLD’s executive editor for news. She is a graduate of World Journalism Institute, the Missouri School of Journalism, and the University of Missouri–St. Louis. Lynde resides with her family in Wichita, Kan.

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