ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 155996
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| Date: | Friday 17 May 2013 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | helicopter |
| Owner/operator: | FBI / US Navy |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | off the coast of Virginia Beach -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Two members of the FBI’s ultra-elite Hostage Rescue Team were killed Friday 17 May 2013 during a training accident involving a helicopter off the coast of Virginia Beach.
The accident happened aboard a Military Sealift Command ship the FBI had leased from the US Navy for training purposes.
Both persons fell to their deaths from a helicopter during a maritime counterterrorism exercise.
Sources:
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/05/19/two-fbi-agents-with-hostage-rescue-team-killed-in-training-accident.html
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2013/05/20/185486030/fbi-agents-killed-in-training-accident-worked-in-elite-unit
http://news.sky.com/story/1093295/fbi-hostage-rescue-agents-fell-from-chopper
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-May-2013 09:31 | gerard57 | Added |
| 21-May-2013 12:00 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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