At least one person has died after a US military aircraft crashed off the coast of a Japanese island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Six crew members were on board the Osprey aircraft when it crashed on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Japanese coast guard said one crew member had been found – and was later pronounced dead – along with gray-coloured debris believed to be from the aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They were found at sea around half a mile off the eastern coast of Yakushima.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The cause of the crash and the status of the other people on the aircraft were not immediately known.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fishing boats in the area found three people in the surrounding waters, a representative of a local fisheries cooperative said. Their condition is unknown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Another Osprey landed safely at the island’s airport on Wednesday, at around the time of the crash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The government will confirm information about the damage and place the highest priority on saving lives,” Japan’s chief cabinet secretary Hirokazu Matsuno told reporters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Osprey is a hybrid aircraft that takes off and lands like a helicopter, but during flight can rotate its propellers forward and cruise much faster like an airplane.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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