A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y from HMLA-469 has gone missing in Nepal on May 12. There are six Marines and two Nepalese soldiers aboard.

By Lance Cpl. Robert R. Carrasco [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

The crew had reported problems with the fuel system before contact was lost. Three MV-22s carried out a 90-minute search to no avail. The aerial search was suspended due to nightfall and ground search by Nepalese troops are continuing.

Source: Alert 5