One dead, seven missing after two Japanese navy helicopters crash in Pacific

Two Japanese navy helicopters carrying eight crew members crashed in the Pacific Ocean south of Tokyo during a night-time training flight after possibly colliding with each other, the country's defence minister said on Sunday. One crew member who was recovered from the water was later pronounced dead, while rescuers were searching for seven others who were still missing. Advertisement The two SH-60K aircraft from the Maritime Self-Defence Force were carrying four crew each and lost contact near Torishima island, about 370 miles (600km) south of Tokyo, late on Saturday, Defence Minister Minoru Kihara told reporters. The cause of the crash…