The Japanese Ministry of Defense announced today (Thursday) the crash of a military helicopter with 10 people on board, hours after it disappeared from radar screens after taking off from Miyako Island and half an hour before its scheduled return.
The ministry said that the UH-60 Black Hawk belonging to the Ground Self-Defense Forces disappeared from the radar on a mission Thursday evening near Miyako Island, indicating that a Japanese Coast Guard patrol ship during the inspection found the helicopter floating, while searches for the crew were unsuccessful. still ongoing.
"The Ministry of Defense is investigating, and we will do our best to save their lives," Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said.
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