Posted on 05/13/2015 11:09:54 AM PDT by don-o
Nepalese soldiers searched a rugged area north of the capital of Kathmandu on Tuesday looking for a missing U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y helicopter with eight people on board, as the U.S. military denied reports that the aircraft had been spotted.
The Huey went missing Tuesday as it was delivering supplies to earthquake-stricken regions of Nepal.
The U.S. military withheld names of those aboard, but Kansas television station KWCH12 identified the pilot as Capt. Chris Norgren of Wichita. The station reported it spoke to the pilot’s father, who said the family was notified by the Marines that his son was missing.
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Where is the Chinese boarder in relation to the search site?
I do not know. There are maps.
About three hours to sunrise. Hope they are found soon.
Sunrise in 15 minutes. Need to find our Marines.
It’s around 1700 hrs over there on the third day and no location. I know the Marines are doing all that can be done. I read that a civilian team was flying a drone with infra red, so hopefully it can continue in the dark.
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