Three soldiers were killed and two are missing. Three more were saved. The cause of the crash is under investigation.
A Mexican military helicopter crashes in the Pacific Ocean, leaving three troops dead and two missing. This was reported by the AP in connection with the Mexican Navy.
It was noted that the Eurocopter Panther helicopter took off from a patrol ship about 370 kilometers southwest of the port of Lazaro Cardenas and soon fell into the ocean.
Three of the eight people aboard the helicopter were rescued and are in stable condition.
The Navy said the search for the two missing people is ongoing and the cause of the crash is under investigation. Among the dead were two military personnel.
The Mexican Air Force frequently patrols the area to detect maritime shipments of cocaine.
In the past two weeks, this is the second incident in Mexico involving the death of military personnel. On February 20, seven National Guard recruits and military personnel drowned on the beach at a military base in Ensenada, Southern California, during training.
Earlier it was reported that in Norway a rescue helicopter fell into the sea. One person died and five others were injured.
Also in February, an Apache attack helicopter crashed in the United States, killing two military personnel.
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Source: korrespondent
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