Los Angeles-Sana
The US Navy announced today the death of five sailors who went missing several days ago in a helicopter crash off the coast of San Diego, California.
"We announce the death of five sailors missing in the crash of an MH60S helicopter," the US Navy said in a statement posted on its website.
The statement added that the helicopter was performing a routine flight operation when it took off from the aircraft carrier "USS Abraham Lincoln", but it fell into the sea 60 nautical miles off the coast of San Diego last Tuesday.
The statement indicated that search and rescue operations continued for more than 72 hours by 5 helicopters and ships to search for the missing, pointing out that an investigation is underway to find out the cause of the accident.
The US Pacific Fleet said on its Twitter account last Tuesday that a "MH60S helicopter" took off from the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and crashed into the sea while performing routine flight operations approximately 60 nautical miles away. off the coast of San Diego.
