Japan military chopper with four crew aboard missing

TOKYO: A Japanese military helicopter with four people on board went missing on Tuesday during a drill in the Pacific off central Japan, the defence ministry said.
The Black Hawk helicopter of the Air Self-Defence Force disappeared from radar at around 6pm (0900 GMT, 5pm Malaysia), some 31km south of Hamamatsu, a ministry spokesman said.
Some parts suspected to have belonged to the rescue chopper were found floating around the area, the spokesman said, adding: "We are searching for the four crew members."
Quoting a government source, Kyodo News said the helicopter, which was conducting a night time search-and-rescue drill, was likely to have crashed. — AFP