HONOLULU (AP) – U.S. Coast Guard and military crews searched the ocean off Hawaii on Wednesday for five people aboard an Army helicopter that went down during a nighttime training exercise.
Officials at Wheeler Army Airfield near Honolulu reported losing communications around 10 p.m. Tuesday with the crew of a UH-60 Black Hawk, the Coast Guard said in a news release.
Responding teams spotted a debris field about 2 miles (3 kilometers) west of Kaena Point, Oahu, shortly before 11:30 p.m., the release said.
Honolulu Fire Department crews found parts of a fuselage and a helmet in the debris field, Capt. David Jenkins said.
A Coast Guard plane, two helicopters and several boats are being used in the search across an area with light winds and 2-foot seas.