Navy Helicopter Crash off San Diego: 3 Dead, 2 Missing

A US Navy Helicopter crashed off the coast of San Diego Tuesday night (May 19) killing at least three people.

The SH-60 Seahawk helicopter, operating from the USS Nimitz, was on a training mission near Coronado Island when it crashed into the sea.

The Navy, Coast Guard, San Diego Harbor police, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Mexican Navy deployed boats and helicopters to the area in a search for survivors. Three bodies have been recovered, and two servicemen remain officially listed as missing.

There is no word yet on the cause of the crash, and the names of those in the helicopter have not been released.