US Navy Helicopter Crashes off the San Diego Coast, Say Officials

• A helicopter operated by Naval authorities in the United States of America has crashed off a coast in the country
• US authorities have confirmed the crash and assured members of the public that n search and rescue efforts are ongoing
• The report comes just a few days after the US military completely pulled out from its operations in Afghanistan

SAN DIEGO - Search and rescue efforts are underway after a US Navy helicopter crashed off the San Diego coast on Tuesday, 1 September.

Officials told CNN that one crew member was rescued and the search is ongoing for five others. The condition of the rescued crew member was not disclosed.

The Navy's 3rd Fleet said in a statement:

“The helicopter crashed into the sea while conducting routine flight operations approximately 60 nautical miles off the coast of San Diego at around 4:30 p.m. local time.”

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It said multiple coast guard and Navy assets are being used in current search operations which will continue into the night.

Usnews.com reports that the MH-60S is a versatile aircraft that typically carries a crew of about four and is used in missions including combat support, humanitarian disaster relief, and search and rescue.

The New York Times noted that the helicopter had been assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln, a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier based in San Diego.

No other details of the crash have been made available as of the time of this report.

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This comes after the insurgents stormed across the country, capturing all major cities in a matter of days as opposing US-trained security forces were swept away, per a DispatchLIVE report.

In a landmark news conference on Tuesday in front of local and international journalists in the country's capital, Kabul, the militant group offered many assurances to Afghan citizens and the world.

According to the Associated Press, the Taliban insisted there would not be any revenge against anyone who worked for or fought with the United States government, which is yet to complete a withdrawal of troops following a 20-year war.

The US launches attacks against Islamic State in Afghanistan following deadly terror attack

Briefly News also reported that the United States has acted swiftly following the deadly terror attack outside Kabul airport.

The US military launched a drone attack against the Islamic State, also known as IS-K, in Afghanistan.

The attack was in response to 13 US troops who tragically lost their lives when two suicide bombers struck crowds outside the airport, 90 Afghans were killed in the attack.

Source: Briefly News