Navy suspends search for sailor who went missing when helicopter went down in Arabian Sea

The U.S. Navy suspended the progressive hunt for a sailor missing since Wednesday.

The sailor was reported missing aft an MH-60S chopper went down successful the Arabian Sea. The efforts concluded aboriginal Sunday greeting pursuing an extended search. 

"The efforts concluded pursuing an extended hunt by the U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force successful the U.S. Central Command country of responsibility," the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command said successful a societal media post. "The Sailor’s sanction is being withheld until astatine slightest 24 hours aft next-of-kin notification is implicit successful accordance with Navy policy."

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A U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk chopper sits connected the formation platform of a Navy vessel successful a record image. The Navy suspended its hunt for a sailor missing aft an MH-60S went down successful the Arabian Sea, officials said Sunday.

The sailor was assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 5 and was embarked aboard the craft bearer USS George H.W. Bush, the U.S. 5th Fleet said. The Navy said the progressive hunt was suspended Sunday astatine 8 a.m. ET (3 p.m. Arabian Standard Time).

"For much than 102 hours, an extended and coordinated hunt and rescue effort spanning implicit 14,000 quadrate miles was conducted," the U.S. 5th Fleet wrote successful a statement.

Navy and Air Force assets progressive successful the hunt included craft from Carrier Air Wings 7 and 9, chopper squadrons from the USS George H.W. Bush and USS Abraham Lincoln, 2 P-8 Poseidon squadrons, and aggregate U.S. Air Force aircraft.

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The missing sailor was from the USS George H.W. Bush successful the Arabian Sea and nether U.S. Central Command. (CENTCOM)

Several Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers besides joined the operation, including the USS Ross, USS Donald Cook, USS Higgins, USS Mason and USS John Finn.

MH-60S Sea Hawk chopper assigned to the USS George H.W. Bush craft bearer made an exigency h2o landing successful the Arabian Sea aboriginal astatine astir 3:30 a.m. ET connected Wednesday. Three of the helicopter's 4 unit members were successfully recovered and were successful unchangeable information aboard the Bush, according to officials.

Military officials said determination is nary denotation the exigency landing was the effect of "hostile action."

The craft bearer USS Abraham Lincoln was progressive successful the extended 102-hour hunt successful the Arabian Sea. (CENTCOM)

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The origin of the incidental remains nether investigation.