OAN’s Brooke Mallory
3:37 PM – Friday, January 12, 2024
All six crew members aboard an advanced Navy chopper that went down on Thursday night during a routine training mission have fortunately survived.
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A statement from the Navy announced that the incident occurred at around 6:40 p.m. PST.
Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 41’s MH-60R helicopter “entered the water,” according to the Navy, but because of the “nature of the training,” a safety boat was already on the site, and the crew was quickly assisted by federal firemen before being “promptly moved ashore.”
Each crew member is now currently undergoing a medical evaluation due to safety protocols.
Navy officials are also still looking into what caused the…