An unused lifeboat, a door and other fragments believed to be from a Japanese army helicopter have been found after the Black Hawk carrying 10 crew members was presumed to have crashed at sea.
This photo provided by the 11th Regional Japan Coast Guard Headquarters, the door that the coast guard found and retrieved from the sea, off Miyako Island, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, Friday, April 7, 2023. Search and rescue operation continued Friday and officials said they found a door and other fragments believed to be of a Japanese army helicopter presumed to have crashed into the sea near southern islands with 10 crew members on board.
Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada, apparently struggling to hold back tears, told reporters that none of the missing crew members have been found as the search continued Friday.
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