Navy helicopter crash – One body found

The wreckage from the missing helicopter of Hellenic Navy was found at the islet of Kinaros on Thursday morning which had been missing since 2:45 am.

The two pilots and the radar operator who were on the helicopter have been officially declared missing. However, shortly after 11:00 authorities found one body.

The AB-212 helicopter, which was taking part in a military exercise, was reported missing at 2.45 a.m. The helicopter was flying at an altitude of 390 feet when it disappeared from the radars.

The last time the helicopter was spotted was at the islet of Kinaros located in the sea area between Cyclades and Dodecanese cluster, west of Kalymnos and Leros islands and east of Amorgos islands.

The reasons of the crash have not yet been known.

The wreckage was found by another helicopter of the Navy which was participating in the search.

Alternate Defence Minister Dimitris Vitsas and the chief of the Hellenic Army General Staff said: “We cannot yet express our condolences because we have not found them.”