Training accident at US Naval Air Station injures 10 service members
Ten US service members sustained injuries during a training exercise involving two helicopters at Naval Air Station Fallon, located approximately 60 miles east of Reno, Nevada.
The injured were transported to Reno, where they landed in Pickett Park at 9:15 p.m. in two helicopters, Caliber.Az reports per foreign media.
Navy officials confirmed that none of the injuries were serious. The service members received medical care at Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno, although specific details about their injuries were not disclosed. By Friday, all ten individuals had been discharged from the hospital.
The training incident, which took place about 40 miles east of Naval Air Station Fallon, involved two MH-60 Sierra helicopters. Details regarding the cause of the accident or the condition of the helicopters were not immediately available.