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Navy helicopter crashes off Virginia coast; 4 rescued, 1 missing

08 January 2014 19:30 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. Four crewmembers were rescued after a U.S. Navy helicopter crashed off the coast of Norfolk, Va., on Wednesday, the Navy said. The search for a fifth crewmember is under way, APA reports quoting news.yahoo.com.

Five people were on board the helicopter, a MH-53E Sea Dragon, at the time of the crash.

According to the U.S. Coast Guard, the crash occurred at approximately 11:00 a.m. in the Atlantic Ocean about 18 miles off the Virginia coast.

Petty Officer David Weydert Yahoo News that two Coast Guard vessels responded, and that one was between 2 and 3 nautical miles of where the helicopter went down. Helicopters from the U.S. Navy as well as local law enforcement agencies are participating in the search, Weydert said.

The incident comes a day after four people were killed in a U.S. military helicopter crash off the coast of Norfolk, England.