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3 missing in Greek helicopter crash At least 2 dead in Greek helicopter crash
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ATHENS, Greece — Authorities in Greece say three navy personnel are missing after a helicopter crash in the eastern Aegean Sea. ATHENS, Greece — Authorities in Greece say a navy helicopter has crashed into the eastern Aegean Sea, killing at least two of the three-man crew.
Adm Evangelos Apostolakis, chief of Greece’s armed forces, said debris from the crashed Bell 212 helicopter had been spotted Thursday off the eastern island of Leros. The bodies of two crew members were found Thursday amid the wreckage of the Bell 212 helicopter on the islet of Kinaros, near Leros island, Greece’s joint chiefs of staff said in a statement.
Apostolakis says the crash occurred during a nighttime training exercise and that the pilots had not communicated any problem before the incident occurred. He says the search had been hampered by bad weather conditions. Admiral Evangelos Apostolakis, chief of Greece’s armed forces, said the crash occurred during a nighttime training exercise and that the pilots had not communicated any problem beforehand. An investigation has been launched into the crash.
Greece has a strong military presence in the eastern Aegean amid an ongoing dispute with neighbor and NATO ally Turkey over sea and airspace boundaries.Greece has a strong military presence in the eastern Aegean amid an ongoing dispute with neighbor and NATO ally Turkey over sea and airspace boundaries.
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