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Part 1: Black Hawk copter crashes off Kaena Point

Craig T. Kojima
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A search and rescue for the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter carrying five crew members of the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade at Wheeler Army Airfield began Wednesday morning after the helicopter went down off of Oahu’s Kaena Point on Tuesday evening. Pictured is the command center set up at Haleiwa Harbor on Wednesday.

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On Wednesday, an HFD boat pulled up to a Haleiwa boat ramp and Army personnel unloaded what looks like helicopter debris.

3/12
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Fire and Army personnel at Haleiwa Boat Harbor.

4/12
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At Haleiwa Boat Harbor, Lt. Col. Curtis Kellogg, 25th Infantry spokesman, holds a press conference.

5/12
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Ocean Safety and Lifeguard crews return to the Command Center at Haleiwa Harbor.

6/12
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An HFD boat pulled up to a Haleiwa boat ramp and Army personnel unloaded what looks like helicopter debris.

7/12
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A HFD rescue crew member hands off retrieved debris to U.S. Army personnel at the command center in Haleiwa.

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An HFD boat pulled up to a Haleiwa boat ramp and Army personnel unloaded what looks like helicopter debris.

9/12
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An HFD boat pulled up to a Haleiwa boat ramp and Army personnel unloaded what looks like helicopter debris.

10/12
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U.S. Army personnel set up a privacy screen on a tent where retrieved items from the crash were being investigated at the Haleiwa command center.

11/12
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HFD and HPD on road leading to Kaena Point.

12/12
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HPD not letting media past this point.