Puerto Rico National Guard UH-72 Lakota Helicopter Crash:Six Dead

by NowPublic Staff | December 21, 2010 at 08:37 am

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Six Crew And Passengers Feared Dead After Crash Of Puerto Rico

A Puerto Rico National Guard helicopter has crashed off the north coast of Puerto Rico. All six passengers and crew aboard the UH-72 Lakota are feared dead.

It remained unclear why the UH-72 helicopter went down while flying along the northern coast of the US territory, Major Paul Dahlen, a spokesman for the National Guard in Puerto Rico, told AFP.

The US Coast Guard and Puerto Rican authorities were searching for those on board, including three crew members, two government officials and a military official, he said.