Air Force finds remains at helicopter crash site on Okinawa
US military helicopter crashes inside base on Japan's Okinawa
Stars and Stripes
By Travis J. Tritten and Chiyomi Sumida
Published: August 5, 2013
CAMP LESTER, Okinawa -- An Air Force helicopter crashed during exercises at a U.S. military base on Okinawa on Monday, causing a smoke cloud that could be seen by Japanese residents nearby, according to the Air Force and Japanese officials.
The HH-60 Pave Hawk, which is assigned to Kadena Air Base, was carrying four people on board when it went down at around 4 p.m. at the Central Training Area near Camp Hansen, the air base public affairs office said.
United States fire-and-rescue crews were at the scene, but the Air Force said the status of those on board the helicopter was still unclear late Monday.
Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera told reporters he was told three of the four crew members on board survived, with a fourth person missing, The Associated Press reported.
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