India searches for coast guard crew after helicopter crash

• India deploys four ships and two aircraft to search for three missing Coast Guard members.
• One crew member was recovered, search for the remaining three crew members is ongoing.
• The helicopter crew had recently been deployed inland to rescue stranded people in late August after flash floods.

On Tuesday, India deployed four ships and two aircraft to search for three missing Coast Guard members after their helicopter crashed into the Arabian Sea during a rescue operation.

On Monday night, the coast guard helicopter was attempting to rescue an injured crew member on an Indian-flagged tanker about 45 kilometers (27 miles) off the coast of India’s western state of Gujarat.

“The helicopter had to make an emergency hard landing and ditched into the sea,” the Indian Coast Guard said in a statement.

“One crew member recovered, the search for the remaining three crew members is in progress.”

The authorities found the wreckage of the helicopter. The helicopter crew had recently been deployed inland to rescue dozens of people stranded in late August after deadly flash floods from heavy monsoon rains swept across Gujarat, killing at least 28 people.

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