Bodies found in salvaged Japan's MSDF choppers that collided in 2024

Multiple bodies have been found in the wreckage of two Maritime Self-Defense Force patrol helicopters salvaged from the Pacific Ocean, the MSDF said Wednesday, after they fatally collided in April 2024.Work is ongoing to identify the bodies, the MSDF said. Eight personnel were on board the two SH-60K helicopters that crashed during a night drill. Only one body had been recovered prior to the salvage operation.The MSDF said it recovered the aircraft from the seabed at a depth of around 5,500 meters. One helicopter was salvaged late Tuesday, the other early Wednesday.The choppers collided on …READ FULL ARTICLE