2 people from missing SDF chopper off Okinawa confirmed dead

Two people found on Sunday following a deep-sea dive in search of a Japanese Self-Defense Forces helicopter have been confirmed dead, the Ground Self-Defense Force said, in the first official announcement of deaths resulting from the incident since the chopper lost contact in early April.Earlier in the day, the GSDF said five bodies and part of the UH-60JA helicopter, which went missing with 10 personnel aboard off the southern prefecture of Okinawa, have been located.The SDF are still working to recover the three other bodies that remain underwater as quickly as possible. A damaged part of…READ FULL ARTICLE