One American service member is missing after a Blackhawk helicopter he was in with five others crashed off the coast of Yemen Friday evening.
U.S. Central Command said the crash took place about 7 p.m. Yemen time Friday about 20 miles off the southern coast of Yemen. The crash took place during a training exercise.
American forces are searching for the service member. A search party has already rescued five others who were with him.
It’s unknown what caused the crash at this point, and an investigation will be done, CENTCOM stated.
This summer has brought two Navy ship collisions that killed a total of 17 sailors in the Pacific, two Marine Corps aircraft crashes that killed 19 troops, and an Army Black Hawk crash that killed five soldiers.
