A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y from HMLA-469 has gone missing in Nepal on May 12. There are six Marines and two Nepalese soldiers aboard.
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By Lance Cpl. Robert R. Carrasco [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
The crew had reported problems with the fuel system before contact was lost. Three MV-22s carried out a 90-minute search to no avail. The aerial search was suspended due to nightfall and ground search by Nepalese troops are continuing.