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Nepal Army: All 8 Bodies Found at Crashed US Marine Chopper
Source: Associated Press
Nepal Army: All 8 Bodies Found at Crashed US Marine Chopper
KATHMANDU, Nepal — May 16, 2015, 3:39 AM ET
By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press
The bodies of all eight people on board the U.S. Marine helicopter that crashed this week during a relief mission in earthquake-hit Nepal have been recovered, Nepal's army said Saturday.
The wreckage of the UH-1 "Huey" was found on Friday following days of intense search in the mountains northeast of capital Kathmandu. The first three charred bodies were retrieved the same day by Nepalese and U.S. military teams. The Nepalese army said in a statement Saturday that the remaining five were also recovered.
The aircraft, with six Marines and two Nepali soldiers on board, went missing while delivering aid on Tuesday.
Lt. Gen. John Wissler, commander of the Marine-led joint task force, told reporters in Kathmandu on Friday that his team could not immediately identify the cause of the crash or the bodies found.
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KATHMANDU, Nepal — May 16, 2015, 3:39 AM ET
By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press
The bodies of all eight people on board the U.S. Marine helicopter that crashed this week during a relief mission in earthquake-hit Nepal have been recovered, Nepal's army said Saturday.
The wreckage of the UH-1 "Huey" was found on Friday following days of intense search in the mountains northeast of capital Kathmandu. The first three charred bodies were retrieved the same day by Nepalese and U.S. military teams. The Nepalese army said in a statement Saturday that the remaining five were also recovered.
The aircraft, with six Marines and two Nepali soldiers on board, went missing while delivering aid on Tuesday.
Lt. Gen. John Wissler, commander of the Marine-led joint task force, told reporters in Kathmandu on Friday that his team could not immediately identify the cause of the crash or the bodies found.
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/nepal-army-bodies-found-crashed-us-marine-chopper-31087124