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[h=4]11 presumed dead in military helicopter crash[/h]At least seven Marines and four soldiers are missing after an Army helicopter crashed during a night training exercise at Eglin Air Force Base in the Florida Panhandle, reports said.
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An Eglin Air Force Base spokesman confirmed that at least some of the 11 missing military members died when their helicopter crashed in the panhandle of Florida. VPC
Rangers make their way to a UH-60 Blackhawk during the 6th Ranger Training Battalion’s annual open house event at Eglin Air Force Base on May 12, 2012.(Photo: Samuel King Jr., U.S. Air Force)
Seven Marines and four crewmembers were missing and presumed dead Wednesday after an Army helicopter crashed during a training exercise in waters off the Florida Panhandle.
The area was under a fog advisory when the crash occurred Tuesday night near Eglin Air Force Base. The extreme fog still present early Wednesday impeded the search, Eglin public affairs specialist Sara Vidoni said.
The Associated Press and CNN were among media outlets reporting that all 11 were presumed dead, citing military sources.
Vidoni said an undisclosed number of human remains washed up on shore.
Multiple agencies are on scene including the Coast Guard who have secured waterways. A Coast Guard vessel recovered debris including the downed chopper's tail rotor overnight, officials told NBC News.
Eglin spokesman Andy Bourland said the Marines are part of a Camp Lejeune-based special operations group and the aircrew are from a Hammond, La.-based National Guard unit. The names of those involved have not been released.
The UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter was reported missing around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday and search and rescue crews found debris from the crash around 2 a.m. Wednesday, Bourland said.
Search and rescue efforts were focused on a remote swath of beach between Pensacola and Destin. The beach is owned by the military and is used for test missions.
A second helicopter involved in the night training exercise returned to the base safely, the military said.
The incident follows a helicopter crash on Tuesday in Argentina where a number of French nationals — several of them Olympic athletes — were killed.
Contributing: Associated Press
USA TODAY
French sports world mourns athletes who died in crash
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