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Japan: Search for missing Self-Defense Forces helicopter with 10 crew members

The helicopter belonged to military personnel from the southern region of Kumamoto, according to public television NHK. | Fountain: nhk

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The Japanese authorities found the lifeboat and part of the fuselage in the same area where Self Defense Force helicopter A Japanese man with 10 crew members went missing yesterday after leaving an island in the Okinawa archipelago, southwest of Japan.

According to the Japan Coast Guard, a patrol boat conducting the search found a boat marked “Ground Self-Defense Force” and a window frame that was supposed to be part of the boat’s fuselage. helicopterin the waters north of Irabu Island, near Miyako Island.

The authorities, who have not yet found the ten missing, will continue the search after dawn in a broader vein.

“We’ve been searching the area around the scene all night, but 10 people on board have still not been found and are missing. We will continue to collect information about the damage and search for these lives,” Defense Minister Yasukasu said today. in the media.

He helicoptermulti-role UH-60, ceased to be detected by radar around 16:40 local time on Thursday.

The plane left Miyako Island about 40 minutes before it could no longer be detected. Self Defense Forces They traveled on board to perform some maneuvers.

The Japan Meteorological Agency indicated that there was an intermittent weather front near the area, although they specified that wind and rain conditions were not particularly adverse.

(According to EFE and AFP)

Source: RPP

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