Japan SDF Helicopter Carrying 10-member Crew Disappears Near Okinawa
Faizan Hashmi Published April 06, 2023 | 03:50 PM
TOKYO, Apr 6 (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 6th Apr, 2023 ) :Ten people were on board a Japan's Self-Defense Force (SDF) helicopter that disappeared from the radar on Thursday in waters off the southwestern prefecture of Okinawa, local media reported.
The UH-60 multipurpose chopper flying around Okinawa's Miyakojima Island disappeared from radar at around 4:40 p.m. local time, according to public broadcaster NHK citing defense ministry sources.
The SDF and the coast guard are searching for the helicopter, which belongs to a unit in the Kumamoto Prefecture, local media said.
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