Navy Gives Update On Search For Sailor Lost When Helicopter Went Down

The U.S. 5th Fleet issued a statement confirming the conclusion of the search. The language was spare and official.

“The efforts concluded following an extensive search by the U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility,” the statement said.

A second statement from the fleet command described the scope of the operation: “For more than 102 hours, an extensive and coordinated search and rescue effort spanning over 14,000 square miles was conducted.”

Equally remarkable is what the Navy didn’t say.

No cause has been given for the emergency landing.