2 Japanese Navy Helicopters Crash in Pacific Ocean During Training, Leaving 1 Dead and 7 Missing

An SH-60K anti-submarine helicopter sits on the flight deck of Japan's Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) helicopter carrier JS Izumo (DDH-183) off the coast of Brunei on June 26, 2019. Emily Wang, File/AP Photo

TOKYO—Two Japanese navy helicopters carrying eight crew members crashed in the Pacific Ocean south of Tokyo during a nighttime training flight after possibly colliding with each other, the country’s defense minister said Sunday. One crew member who had been recovered from the waters was later pronounced dead, while rescuers searched for seven others who were still missing.