Search for 7 Onboard Crashed US Military Osprey Continues, as Officials Confirm 1 Death

An MV-22B Osprey with Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron (VMX) 1 transports ordnance during an Expeditionary Advanced Base Operation (EABO) exercise to Old Highway 101 near Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., on May 25, 2022. U.S. Marine Corps via AP

Seven people are still missing and one individual has been found dead after a U.S. Air Force Osprey crashed off the shore of Yakushima, Japan, during a training mission on Nov. 29, officials have confirmed.

The Air Force Special Operations Command said in a Dec. 1 statement that the U.S. military, the Japan Coast Guard, the Japanese Self-Defense Forces, local law enforcement, and Japanese civilian volunteers are currently searching for the remaining individuals who were onboard the Air Force CV-22B Osprey.