Coast Guard searching for men after helicopter crashes in Albemarle Sound
The Coast Guard and state and local authorities were searching Tuesday for two men from a reported downed helicopter in the vicinity of Albemarle Sound.
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The men departed from Mecklenburg Brunswick Regional Airport in Brodnax, Va., on Monday and planned to land at Dare County Regional Airport that evening. But a friend notified the Coast Guard at about 6:40 p.m. Monday that he had lost contact with them.
On Tuesday morning, a good Samaritan recovered a backpack containing personal belongings about 3.5 miles south of the mouth of the Alligator River, authorities said. A MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City later spotted helicopter debris in the water about 9 miles north of the Alligator River Bridge.
In addition to the Jayhawk helicopter, a Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules aircrew and a 29-foot response boat crew, both from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City; Tyrrell County deputies; state Wildlife Resources Commission agents; and a state Marine Patrol boat crew were taking part in the search.
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