Wreckage Of Missing U.S. Helicopter Found In Nepal With No Survivors

The wreckage of a U.S. military helicopter lost on an earthquake
relief mission in Nepal was found on Friday high on a mountainside,
with all eight on board presumed dead, U.S. officials said. Reuters
was there:

A U.S. search team identified the wreckage as that of the missing
Marines UH-1Y Huey helicopter deployed after the Himalayan state was
hit by a massive earthquake last month that killed more than 8,000
people.

Crash debris was found 8 miles (13 km) north of the town of Charikot
near dense forest and rugged terrain "It was a very severe crash. We
believe there were no survivors," said John Wissler, lieutenant
general of the U.S. Marines.

The Huey went missing while it was distributing aid on Tuesday, the
day a strong aftershock hit Nepal and killed more than 100 people. Six
Marines and two Nepali soldiers were on board when it went missing,
after the crew was heard over the radio saying the aircraft was
experiencing a fuel problem.

The Huey, an iconic helicopter dating back to the Vietnam War era, was
completely destroyed, Nepal's top defense ministry official said.
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