US Navy helicopter crashes off Norfolk, Virginia
The MH-53E Sea Dragon is used to search for seaborne mines and also for heavy-lift missions A US Navy helicopter with five people on board has crashed off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia.
Four of those on board the US Navy MH-53E Sea Dragon have been rescued, according to officials.
US Coast Guard officials said they received a report at 11:30 (16:30 GMT), reports the Virginian Pilot newspaper.
In a bizarre coincidence, the incident comes a day after another US military helicopter crashed in the county of Norfolk, England, killing four people.
The helicopter involved in Tuesday's crash in the UK was a HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter that belonged to the US Air Force.
The aircraft in Wednesday's incident went down 18 nautical miles (33km) east of the Virginia coast.
Norfolk, Virginia, is an important hub for the US military, and is home to Naval Station Norfolk, the largest naval complex in the world.
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