At least one person was killed in an Osprey aircraft crash into the sea near Japan on Wednesday morning. The crash happened near the island of Yakushima in the southern part of Japan near Kagoshima.
The Coast Guard thought eight people were on the plane but confirmed it was six.
NBC News reported:
TOKYO — At least one person has died after a U.S. military Osprey aircraft with six people on board crashed into the sea near an island off southern Japan on Wednesday morning, officials said.
A regional coast guard spokesperson confirmed to NBC News that the plane crashed into the ocean near Yakushima, an island about 45 miles south of the Kagoshima region on the southern main island of Kyushu.
The coast guard said in an earlier statement that eight people were on board the plane, a figure that was revised downward.
According to the Coast Guard, one man was recovered from the water unconscious. He was given CPR in an attempt to revive him but was unsuccessful. He was pronounced dead and his identity has not been released at this time.
“There were no immediate details available on the status of the aircraft or the rest of those on board.” according to NBC News.
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