Officials announced Tuesday that a U.S. military helicopter with eight people on board has gone missing during an aid mission to help Nepal's earthquake victims.
U.S. Army Col. Steve Warren told The Associated Press that a nearby Indian helicopter heard a radio conversation about a possible fuel issue. AP reports that officials are "hopeful" the aircraft hasn't crashed and is only out of communication, since no smoke has been seen in the area where it went missing. The UH-1Y was carrying two Nepalese soldiers and six U.S. marines and disappeared over Charikot, Nepal, around 10:00 p.m. local time.
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