Japan keeps searching for crew of U.S. Osprey after crash at sea, asks U.S. to ground the planes temporarily
CBSN
Tokyo — The search for seven American service members continued Thursday in Japan's waters after a U.S. Air Force Osprey aircraft crashed into the sea off the tiny island of Yakushima, killing at least one person, according to U.S. and Japanese officials. The Japan Coast Guard remained in charge of the search and rescue operation and had deployed side-scan sonar to scour the seabed for evidence of the ill-fated Osprey.
Japanese coast guard vessels and helicopters were being aided in the search by craft from the Japan Self-Defense Forces, the nation's military. Several pieces of debris believed to be from the Osprey were recovered from the water Wednesday, in addition to a large, empty orange life raft.
A U.S. defense official confirmed to CBS News on Wednesday that one of the crew members had died, after an official with Japan's coast guard said a body was recovered from the water. Seven people remained missing.
