Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
MENDON, NY Three soldiers were killed in a helicopter crash in Mendon Wednesday night, according to the New York State Division of Military & Naval Affairs.
Authorities said that a New York Army National Guard UH-60 medical evacuation helicopter based at the Army Aviation Support Facility at Greater Rochester International Airport crashed while on a routine training mission.
The crash was reported shortly after 6:30 p.m. in a field near West Bloomfield Road, between Cheese Factory and Boughton Hill roads, just southeast of Mendon Ponds Park.
A source familiar with the incident said that all three soldiers killed were men. Their families were being informed.
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MENDON, New York Several soldiers were killed in a helicopter crash in Upstate New York Wednesday, according to officials.
Monroe County Sheriff s Office said a New York National Guard UH-60 medical evacuation helicopter carrying three soldiers crashed in an open field in Mendon, New York.
MCSO has confirmed a military helicopter with what is believed to be 3 souls on board went down in a field on W. Bloomfield Rd. In Mendon at 6:32p.m. W. Bloomfield rd. Btwn Cheese Factory & Boughton Hill Rd. remains closed. Grateful for our 1st responder partners: Monroe County Sheriff’s Office (@monroesheriffny) January 21, 2021
Officials said they received calls for an aircraft in distress around 6:30 p.m.