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Greek Navy helicopter crashes in Aegean, three missing

Xinhua, February 11, 2016 Adjust font size:

A Greek Navy helicopter crashed in the Aegean Sea during a military exercise early Thursday and three people on board were missing, local authorities announced.

Unconfirmed reports said that the three men are most likely dead as the debris of their helicopter were found off the island of Astypalaia in the southereastern Aegean Sea.

The helicopter disappeared from the radar at around 2:45 a.m local hour (0045 GMT), according to the Navy. Endi