Related: Family identifies 1 of 5 soldiers in chopper crash

  • Source: hawaiinewsnow.com
  • Published: 08/17/2017 12:00 AM

After more than 35 hours, the massive air and sea search continues for five missing soldiers who were on board an Army chopper that crashed late Tuesday off Oahu. Military officials have not yet released the identities of the five individuals, but WYMT-TV, a CBS affiliate in Kentucky, has confirmed with family members that one of the people missing is Abby Milam, of Jenkins, Ky. On Thursday morning, a Navy salvage dive team arrived at Haleiwa Boat Harbor, where incident command is set up to run the search and rescue operation. Rescuers are focusing their efforts on a debris field that's three to five miles offshore. "This is still a search and rescue mission. We are here to bring our soldiers home," said Lt Col. Curtis Kellogg, public affairs officer with the 25th Infantry Division, in a news conference on Wednesday afternoon.



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