Two US Marine helicopters crash off Africa coast
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two U.S. Marine Corps helicopters
have crashed in Africa off the coast of Djibouti and two crew
members have been found alive but 10 are still missing, a
Pentagon spokeswoman said on Friday.
There was no reason to believe hostile fire was involved in
the crash, CNN said, quoting U.S. officials.
“There is an investigation under,” said Tech Sergeant,
Cindy Dorfner, a U.S. Air Force spokeswoman in the Horn of
Africa office.
Each of the CH53 marine transport helicopters was carrying
six crew members and two have been rescued by Djiboutian
military officials.
“The status of the remaining 10 crew members is unknown,”
Dorfner said, adding that the two crew members rescued were
injured but are in stable condition.
She said U.S. officials were notified by Djiboutian
military officials about the crash at 5:30 p.m. EST (2230 GMT).