28-Feb-12 6535 Eurocopter MH-65C Point Clear, US-Alabama (4F)

US Coast Guard MH-65C missing.  1 crew member rescue swimmer CPO Fernando Jorge was found unresponsive and later pronounced dead.  Search for the other thre on board has so far found the bodies of Lt. j.g. Thomas Cameron, and Lt. Cmdr. Dale Taylor.  The body of Petty Officer 3rd Class Andrew Knight has still not been found.

Date:
28 February, 2012
Reg:
6535
Make:
Eurocopter
Model:
AS365
MSN:
6185
Location:
2-3 miles off Point Clear, Mobile Bay
Country:
US-Alabama
Civil / Military:
Military
Fatalities:
4
Operator:
US-Coast-Guard
Link:
http://www.fox10tv.com/dpp/news/local_news/mobile_county/usgc-confirms-helicopter-down
Link:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/military/story/2012-02-28/coast-guard-helicopter-crash/53295486/1
Link:
http://www.d8.uscgnews.com/go/doc/425/1333187/

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