Canadian Military Helicopter Crashes in Sea Off Greece; 1 Dead, 5 Missing

Canadian Military Helicopter Crashes in Sea Off Greece; 1 Dead, 5 Missing
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter takes part in during the Han Kuang drill at the Ching Chuan Kang (CCK) air force base in Taichung, central Taiwan, on June 7, 2018. SAM YEH/AFP/Getty Images
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OTTAWA—One body has been recovered and five people are missing after a Canadian military helicopter crashed in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Greece on Wednesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday.

The HMCS Fredericton, participating in NATO’s Operation Reassurance meant to bolster security in Central and Eastern Europe, lost contact with a CH-148 Cyclone helicopter during a training exercise.