Nepal: Marine Helicopter "Found in Burned Condition"

Minister: 3 bodies found with wreckage of missing U.S. helicopter in Nepal
CNN
By Sugam Pokharel, Sumnima Udas and Ed Payne
May 15, 2015

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Three bodies have been found with burned aircraft wreckage, says Nepal's defense secretary
A U.S. military helicopter is found on the slopes of a mountain east of Kathmandu, Nepali army official says
The chopper, which had six U.S. Marines and two Nepalis aboard, had been missing since Tuesday

Kathmandu, Nepal (CNN)Three bodies have been found with the wreckage of what's thought to be a missing U.S. Marine helicopter, Nepal's Defense Secretary Ishwori Paudyal said Friday.

The helicopter wreckage was found in a burned condition, Paudyal told CNN.

The news came only hours after a local army official said the wreckage of the helicopter -- missing since Tuesday with six U.S. marines and two Nepali service members on board -- had been found on the steep slopes of a mountain east of Kathmandu.

The American chopper was spotted in the Gorthali area, at an altitude of 11,200 feet, according to Brig. Gen. Binoj Basnet.

The U.S. Joint Task Force confirmed the sighting of possible aircraft wreckage near Charikot. It has not yet commented on the reported discovery of bodies.
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