A Navy helicopter carrying six crewmembers crashed into San Diego Bay on Thursday evening during a training exercise.
All six crewmembers, who were operating a MH-60R Seahawk helicopter, survived and were rescued off the coast of Coronado by a nearby Navy boat after they went down at around 6:40 p.m. local time.
“Due to the nature of the training, a safety boat was on location,” a statement from Cmdr. Beth Teach of the Naval Air Force Pacific Fleet said. The crew members went through medical evaluation but none of them appeared to suffer any life-threatening injuries, according to the Navy.
The Federal Fire Department San Francisco helped with the rescue, as did a helicopter from the U.S. Coast Guard. The MH-60R Seahawk had been stationed at Naval Air Station North Island, according to Navy officials.
The investigation into the cause of the crash is still ongoing.
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