Coast Guard Crash: 2 More Bodies Recovered
The U.S. Coast Guard found two additional bodies on Thursday of crew members who were missing following a helicopter crash in Alabama's Mobile Bay.
The new developments mean a total of three bodies have now been recovered from the crash that tragically happened on Tuesday. The Coast Guard has now suspended the extensive search, even though one other person remained missing.
Capt. Donald J. Rose, a Coast Guard commander has said, "The decision to suspend the active search was terribly difficult. We saturated 95 percent of Mobile Bay for nearly two days with both aircraft and boats to thoroughly cover the search area. Now, we must shift our focus to continuing salvage and recovery operations. As we continue to recover wreckage, we will look for the missing crewman."
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The MH-65C helicopter went down on Tuesday night after it had been called out on a mission from the Aviation Training Center at Mobile Regional Airport, a statement from the Coast Guard has reported.
The Coast Guard have confirmed that a full investigation into the cause of the crash is now under way.
