US EditionMedical helicopter crashes into sea off Japan, killing 3 while 3 are rescued
- An ambulance helicopter carrying a patient crashed off the coast of Tsushima, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Sunday, leaving three of six people on board missing, according to the Japan Coast Guard.
- The helicopter was found capsized about 27 kilometers northeast of the northern tip of Iki Island in Nagasaki Prefecture, as reported by the coast guard.
- Three people were rescued clinging to floats, but the coast guard confirmed the patient and a 68-year-old male attendant were dead, as well as a 34-year-old doctor showing no vital signs.
- The coast guard deployed two planes and three ships for the rescue operation, as stated by the coast guard.
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Medical Helicopter Crashes Into Sea Off Japan, Killing 3 While 3 Are Rescued
TOKYO—A medical transport helicopter fell into the sea in southwestern Japan, killing the patient and two other people, the Japan coast guard said. The pilot, Hiroshi Hamada, 66; Kazuto Yoshitake, a helicopter mechanic and a 28-year-old nurse, Sakura Kunitake, were rescued by the coast guard after they were found in the waters clinging to inflatable lifesavers. Yoshitake’s first name was initially given with a different spelling, but the coast g…
Helicopter ambulance crashes into sea off Japan, patient among 3 dead
Japan helicopter crash: A medical transport helicopter crashed into the sea off the coast of southwestern Japan on Sunday, killing three people including a patient, while three others were rescued, the Japan Coast Guard said. The aircraft was transporting an elderly patient from an airport in Nagasaki prefecture to a hospital in Fukuoka when it went down over the sea. The incident prompted a large-scale search and rescue operation involving two …
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