7 crew reported dead in Israeli chopper crash http://tvnewslies.org/tvnl/index.php/news/international/15292-7-crew-reported-dead-in-israeli-chopper-crash.html
The wreckage of an Israeli military helicopter that slammed into a mountain in central Romania has been found and none of the seven soldiers aboard - one Romanian and six Israelis - appear to have survived, officials said Tuesday.The helicopter, a Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion, crashed Monday during a military aviation exercise in which crews are trained to fly at low altitudes. The joint exercises which were due to end on July 29 were suspended after the crash.
Romanian search teams and Israeli representatives arrived at the crash site in a remote, mountainous area on Tuesday morning. An Israeli military statement said that no survivors were found and that the search was ongoing.Earlier, an Israeli military official in Jerusalem said all on board were believed to be dead. "We have reason to believe that all seven crew are dead," said Brig. Gen. Relik Shafir, a reserve officer with the Israeli air force. "It's been a black day for all of us."
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