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Two U.S. Troopers Rescued From Chopper -Report
Reuters/Yahoo! ^ | Thu Feb 21, 7:30 PM ET | Reuters

Posted on 02/21/2002 3:40:30 PM PST by thesharkboy

Two U.S. Troopers Rescued From Chopper -Report Thu Feb 21, 7:30 PM ET

MANILA (Reuters) - Two men were rescued from the wreckage of a crashed U.S. military helicopter which went down in the southern Philippines early on Friday, a radio report said.

The dzRH radio station said the wreckage was found by fishermen and that two men were rescued. It did not give details and officials could not immediately confirm the report.

At least 12 U.S. troops were on the special forces helicopter, which was flying from the island of Basilan to the central city of Cebu, U.S. officials said.

The helicopter came down in the Bohol Sea off Negros island, about 410 miles south of Manila.


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To: seamole
Regrettable bump. Thanks anyway.
61 posted on 02/22/2002 3:35:28 PM PST by Euro-American Scum
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To: seamole
Thanks for the pig.

A salute and Godspeed to American fighting men.

62 posted on 02/22/2002 3:41:33 PM PST by jwalsh07
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To: jwalsh07
pig = ping
63 posted on 02/22/2002 3:42:06 PM PST by jwalsh07
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To: seamole
Thanks for the ping. I haven't heard more. Does anyone know if that great news about two rescued has been borne out or was false hope?
64 posted on 02/22/2002 7:49:00 PM PST by patriciaruth
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To: seamole
Initially the Army believed there were 12 people on the aircraft.

Evidentally when they dropped the number feared dead to the ten actually on board, someone took that to mean that two had been rescued.

65 posted on 02/22/2002 7:51:31 PM PST by patriciaruth
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To: patriciaruth; aristeides; SLB
My thoughts are that the fishermen recovered, not rescued, American bodies from the water. I still have a fishy feeling about this chopper wreck.
66 posted on 02/22/2002 7:58:45 PM PST by Fred Mertz
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