The Coast Guard says rescuers have called off the search for a sailor who has been missing since a Navy helicopter with five crew members aboard crashed in the ocean off the Virginia coast.
Two people died in the Wednesday crash, which happened during a routine training mission.
The Coast Guard had searched for the missing sailor by air and sea for more than 30 hours before calling off the active search at 3:30 p.M. Yesterday. The Navy also sent out two helicopters to assist with the search.
"We're not actively looking, but we have an on-the-scene presence," said Capt. John Little, Coast Guard section commander.
The Navy says the two who died were among four crew members hoisted from the 42-degree (6-Celsius) waters Wednesday by a Navy helicopter and taken to a hospital.
Of the two survivors, one was released from the hospital yesterday, and the other could be released soon today, said Capt. Todd Flannery, the commander of Helicopter Sea Combat Wing Atlantic at a press conference. He declined to identify the survivors.
