SAN DIEGO—Military officials are investigating a Navy helicopter crash Jan. 12 in San Diego Bay. Six crew members traveling in the helicopter survived and were rescued.
The helicopter plummeted in the bay shortly before 7 p.m. Thursday near Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, U.S. Navy Cmdr. Beth Teach told reporters.
Authorities said the crew members were inside an MH-60R helicopter from Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 41 when it entered the water around 6:40 p.m., according to KGTV.
Members of the Federal Fire Department San Diego rescued the downed crew members and took them to safety, Ms. Teach told the San Diego-Union Tribune.
A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter was sent out to help at the scene, Coast Guard Petty Officer Adam Stanton told The Union Tribune.
The helicopter squadron, according to a release from a Navy official, is a Fleet Replacement Squadron that trains new naval aviators to fly and fight the MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter.
“Due to the nature of the training, a safety boat was on location and, with the assistance of Federal Fire, all six crew members survived and were promptly moved ashore,” a Navy statement said.
The crash is under investigation, KGTV reported.
