One dead, seven missing after two Japanese military helicopters crash

TOKYO: One died and seven people were missing Sunday after an apparent accident overnight involving two Japanese military helicopters out to sea, officials said.A spokesman for Japan's Self-Defense Force confirmed the late Saturday incident to AFP and said that one person was rescued but later confirmed dead.Defense Minister Minoru Kihara said rescuers 'spotted what are believed to be part of the aircraft in the sea, and we believe that the two helicopters crashed.

, the military realized that communication with the other aircraft was also lost in the same area.The Mitsubishi SH-60K helicopters from the Maritime Self-Defense Force are mainly based on and operate from naval destroyers.The MSDF said as there were no other aircraft nor vessels in nearby waters, involvement of another country in the incident is unlikely, NHK added.

Dead Seven Missing After Two Japanese Military Helicopters Crash

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