US military personnel missing and 3 injured after helicopter makes emergency landing in the Arabian Sea - Sarmad

The U.S. military announced that one American service member was killed and three others were injured, with their conditions stable, after an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter they were aboard made an emergency landing in the Arabian Sea on Wednesday. It added that there is no reason to believe the incident was caused by hostile action, according to Reuters.

A statement from the U.S. Fifth Fleet said, “The Navy is currently conducting search operations in the area for the other aircrew member who remains missing. The circumstances of the incident are under investigation.” It added that the helicopter was deployed in the area aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush.

Helicopter water landings can be dangerous, even for experienced pilots, due to the tendency of top-heavy aircraft to capsize when flooded. U.S. forces in the region are on high alert amid sporadic escalations in violence during the ceasefire between the United States and Iran.