Tuesday, 11. March 2003

Black Hawk Helicopter missing in New York


Fifteen Army soldiers were missing Tuesday after the helicopter in which they were flying on a training missing lost radio contact over upstate New York, Army officials told NBC News. THE HELICOPTER, a UH-60 Blackhawk attack vehicle that often is used to insert troops into the scene of action, was lost to radio contact at Fort Drum, near Watertown, about 2 p.m. ET. Residents of the nearby town of Remsen reported hearing unusual sounds as the helicopter was passing over, NBC affiliate WSTM-TV of Syracuse reported.

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