The military reportedly “lost contact” with a helicopter near Summit Lake outside of Olympia, according to the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office.
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Four servicemembers were aboard a Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) helicopter when it crashed late Wednesday night near Summit Lake, just outside of Olympia.
The U.S. Army Special Operations Command Public Affairs Office confirmed Friday afternoon that four aviation soldiers, who were assigned to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), are believed to be dead.
Authorities said they will release the names of the soldiers “when appropriate.”
The Thurston County coroner described Thursday’s fallout as a “death investigation,”
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