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| Florida helicopter crash: 11 US Army troops missing as 'debris' found at crash site | Florida helicopter crash: 11 US Army troops missing as 'debris' found at crash site |
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| Debris has been found at the site of a US Army helicopter crash in Florida which has left 11 US troops missing and feared dead. | Debris has been found at the site of a US Army helicopter crash in Florida which has left 11 US troops missing and feared dead. |
| Seven Marines and four soldiers were on board the aircraft, which came down in the Florida Panhandle. | Seven Marines and four soldiers were on board the aircraft, which came down in the Florida Panhandle. |
| The helicopter is believed to have crashed during a night training exercise at Eglin Air Force Base. Eglin spokesman Andy Bourland said that the Marines were part of a Camp Lejeune-based special operations group and the soldiers were from a Hammond, Louisiana-based National Guard unit. | The helicopter is believed to have crashed during a night training exercise at Eglin Air Force Base. Eglin spokesman Andy Bourland said that the Marines were part of a Camp Lejeune-based special operations group and the soldiers were from a Hammond, Louisiana-based National Guard unit. |
| "At this time all are missing," he said. Mr Bourland said that the names of those involved were being withheld until their next of kin could be notified. The helicopter was reported missing at around 8:30 pm on Tuesday while on a routine training mission on a remote area of beach between Pensacola and Destin. It had taken off from a nearby airport in Destin and joined other aircraft in the training exercise. | "At this time all are missing," he said. Mr Bourland said that the names of those involved were being withheld until their next of kin could be notified. The helicopter was reported missing at around 8:30 pm on Tuesday while on a routine training mission on a remote area of beach between Pensacola and Destin. It had taken off from a nearby airport in Destin and joined other aircraft in the training exercise. |
| The beach is owned by the military and is used for test missions. | The beach is owned by the military and is used for test missions. |
| Search and rescue crews found debris from the crash at 2am on Wednesday. | Search and rescue crews found debris from the crash at 2am on Wednesday. |
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