SAN DIEGO — A U.S. Navy helicopter crashed Tuesday afternoon in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, according to authorities.
An MH-60S helicopter from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 8 was performing routine flight operations on the USS Abraham Lincoln before crashing into the sea around 4:30 p.m., officials with the U.S. Navy said.
JUST IN: A U.S. Navy helicopter crashed Tuesday afternoon off the coast of San Diego, prompting a search and rescue operation, officials said. https://t.co/Lbyh5Ebfmy
— FOX 5 San Diego (@fox5sandiego) September 1, 2021
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– The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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