Helicopter ditched and sank.  All three on board were originally reported as rescued by Moroccan military but that later proved incorrect and there were then fears they had been kidnapped after the helicopter was found with an empty liferaft beside it (report).  Helicopter was en route from a military exercise in Senegal, bound for the Canary Islands

Date:

22 October, 2015

Make:

Eurocopter

Model:

AS332

Location:

280 nm south of Canary Islands, off the Morocco coast

Country:

Morocco

Civil / Military:

Military

Operator:

Spanish-Air-Force

Link:

http://www.islandconnections.eu/1000003/1000043/0/46433/daily-news-article.html

Link:

http://www.stripes.com/news/europe/spain-military-helicopter-crashed-in-atlantic-with-3-aboard-1.374626

Link:

http://www.thelocal.es/20151023/lucky-escape-for-spanish-soldier-who-survived-helicopter-crashagain