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Military Helicopter Crashes Off the Coast of San Diego

By Katie Orr / Anchor
Published May 20, 2009 at 5:05 AM PDT
This story was published more than 15 years ago.
The Sikorsky SH-60/MH-60 Seahawk is a twin turboshaft engine, multi-mission United States Navy helicopter.
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The Sikorsky SH-60/MH-60 Seahawk is a twin turboshaft engine, multi-mission United States Navy helicopter.

Military Helicopter Crashes Off the Coast of San Diego
The US Coast Guard is confirming several deaths in the crash of a Navy Helicopter off the coast of San Diego.

The US Coast Guard is confirming several deaths in the crash of a Navy Helicopter off the coast of San Diego. KPBS Reporter Katie Orr has details.

Coast Guard spokeswoman Jetta Disco says three bodies have been recovered from the crash scene.

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The Coast Guard, as well as the Navy, the US Navy and the Mexican Navy, are all searching for the remaining two survivors.

The Navy helicopter crashed last night during a training exercise southwest of San Diego. It was attached to the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier. Earlier this month, a military helicopter crash in the East County killed two pilots based at MCAS Miramar.

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Katie Orr
Having grown up in the San Diego neighborhood of University City, Katie Orr is back in familiar territory as KPBS’ Metro Reporter. She previously worked at WVXU in Cincinnati, Ohio where she served as a reporter and announcer, as well as host of the award winning Cincinnati Edition. She has also reported for WNIN in Evansville, Indiana and for Four Corners Broadcasting in Durango, Colorado. Katie has been recognized by the Indiana and Ohio chapters of the Society of Professional Journalists for her work as well as by the Hearst Journalism Awards and the Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards. Katie graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University in 2003.
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