May 17, 2015
The bodies of six US marines and two Nepalese soldiers who were aboard a Marine helicopter that crashed during a relief mission in earthquake-hit Nepal have been identified, officials said today.
The wreckage of the UH-1 “Huey” was found Friday following days of intense searching in the mountains northeast of Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital. The first three charred bodies were retrieved Friday by Nepalese and US military teams, and the rest were found yesterday.
Captain Christopher L. Norgren, from Kansas, was the pilot.
Lance Corporal Jacob A. Hug, from Arizona, was the videographer.
Captain Dustin R. Lukasiewicz, from Nebraska, was the navigation safety officer.
Sergeant Ward M. Johnson IV, from Florida, was crew chief, in charge of helicopter maintenance.
Sergeant Eric M. Seaman, from California, was public relations.
Corporal Sara A. Medina, from Illinois, was combat photographer.
Nepal Army Captain Tapendra Rawal.
Nepal Army JCO Basanta Titara.
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