Coast Guard helicopter crashes into Huron

Posted: 04.21.2010 at 11:52 AM

Read more: Local, U.S. Coast Guard, Helicopter, Michigan, Lake Huron, Upper Peninsula

The Coast Guard says the crash happened around 9:45 p.m.

LAKE HURON -- A U.S. Coast Guard rescue helicopter conducting a nighttime training exercise crashed into southern Lake Huron Tuesday night.

The three-member crew safely escaped before the helicopter sank.

The Coast Guard says the crash happened around 9:45 p.m.; the crew was picked up by a Coast Guard boat.

Salvage operations are planned for Wednesday.

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