Navy suspends search for 2 crewmembers after helicopter crash in Red Sea

The U.S. Navy on Monday suspended search-and-rescue efforts for the remaining two crewmembers of a helicopter that crashed into the Red Sea a day earlier.

Three other personnel in the helicopter were accounted for and in stable condition, according to the Navy.

“Navy officials have concluded that given the time elapsed since the incident, aircrew survivability was extremely unlikely,” a news release on the U.S. 5th Fleet website said. “The location of the crash site is known, and an extensive area has been searched multiple times by various ships and aircraft.”

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