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                    Wreckage of US Helicopter Found in Nepal

   by VOA News

   The wreckage of a U.S. Marine helicopter that disappeared Tuesday with
   eight people onboard has been spotted in a mountainous area of
   east-central Nepal, according to the Nepalese Defense Ministry.

   Defense Secretary Iswari Prasad Poudel told reporters that because of
   the condition of the wreckage, no one could have survived.  He said
   three charred bodies had been recovered at the accident site and the
   search for the others is ongoing.

   The U.S. military is sending a rescue team to the site to assess the
   situation and look for the others that were on the aircraft.

   A U.S. Defense Department official said Tuesday that six U.S. Marines
   and two Nepalese civilians were onboard.

   The aircraft, a UH-1Y Huey, was part of a task force supporting
   Operation Sahayogi Haat (Helping Hand).

   The operation, a joint effort between the military and the U.S. Agency
   for International Development, has delivered nearly 50 tons of relief
   supplies, transported 273 personnel and has conducted more than 68
   hours of flight time throughout the areas of Nepal hit hard by a huge
   earthquake late last month.

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