SAN DIEGO — The U.S. Navy has recovered wreckage and five human remains from an Aug. 31 helicopter crash off the Southern California coast, according to FOX 5 San Diego.
Five people went missing after the helicopter crashed in the ocean off Southern California during a routine flight from an aircraft carrier, military officials said Sept 1.
A search-and-rescue operation was launched after the MH-60S helicopter crashed about 4:30 p.m. (local time) nearly 60 nautical miles off San Diego, the Navy’s U.S. Pacific Fleet said in an initial statement.
Officials later said that one crewmember had been rescued.
The crash happened while the aircraft was “conducting routine flight operations,” according to the Navy. It had been aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln.
“Search and rescue operations are ongoing with multiple Coast Guard and Navy air and surface assets,” the tweet said.
The MH-60S is a versatile aircraft that typically carries a crew of about four and is used in missions including combat support, humanitarian disaster relief and search and rescue.
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