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Petty officer Nathan Bradshaw, who briefed the press from Seattle, told reporters that rescue crews are looking for the missing crew off the waters of James Island, near La Push, roughly 100 miles west of Seattle. The MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter was en route from Astoria, Oregon to Sitka, Alaska, Bradshaw said.
The Coast Guard lost contact with the helicopter at about 9:30 am Wednesday morning, about 10 minutes before the chopper went down, at 9:43 am, Steve Romberg, communications manager for the Clallam County Sheriff's Office told CNN.