Nepal says it has found missing U.S. military helicopter

Nepal says it has found the missing U.S. military helicopter

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last updated 15 May 2015

On Friday, Nepal's army said that the U.S. Marine helicopter missing since Tuesday has been spotted in the mountains outside Kathmandu. Six U.S. Marines and two Nepalese soldiers were on board the UH-1 Huey chopper when it vanished, and Defense Secretary Ishwori Paudyal said that three charred bodies had been found alongside the wreckage. Nepal is sending ground troops to recover the bodies. "The search for others is continuing," Paudyal added. "As the helicopter has broken into pieces and totally crashed there is no chance of any survivors."

The wreckage was spotted in Kalinchok, near the epicenter of Tuesday's 7.3 magnitude earthquake. The military helicopter had been on a mission to aid victims of the 7.8 magnitude quake that struck last month. An Indian helicopter crew said earlier this week that it may have overheard radio chatter from the Huey about fuel problems.

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.

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