Emergency Search Underway for Missing US Army Helicopter in Nepal

US Marines continued their search for a missing US Army helicopter on Wednesday, May 13, after it went missing during earthquake relief efforts in Nepal. According to reports, the Huey helicopter was carrying six US Marines and two Nepalese soldiers when it disappeared on May 12.

Footage shows two UH-1Y helicopters with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 469, taking off from the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu.

The Ospreys, 100 US Marines and two helicopters are now present in Kathmandu, according to the US Department of Defense. Credit: DVIDS