Authorities found wreckage of a helicopter carrying U.S. Marines in a mountainous region of Nepal, after two-plus days of searching.
The chopper, with six U.S. Marines and two Nepalese soldiers aboard, went missing Tuesday during a delivery of aid for earthquake victims.
Nepal's defense secretary Ishwori Prasad Paudyal said, the Daily Mail reported: "The wreckage of the helicopter was found in pieces and there are no chances of any survivors."
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So far, emergency responders have recovered three bodies near the site. Ground troops from Nepal are being sent to the scene to recover the other bodies.
"[The wreckage] was found on a steep slope," said Binoj Basnyat, the chief of army operations, the Daily Mail reported. "Based on information from the Nepali army, the site has been spotted."
The United States has also deployed a rescue team.
The helicopter had been participating in a rescue and relief mission when it crashed. Army Colonel Steve Warren, a spokesman for the Pentagon, said an Indian helicopter pilot in the quake zone overheard radio chatter that the U.S. helicopter may have had "fuel issues" before it went missing.