By Brianna Hamblin , Keegan Trunick , Andrew Freeman and Adam Penale Mendon UPDATED 1:46 PM ET Jan. 21, 2021 PUBLISHED 7:32 PM ET Jan. 20, 2021 PUBLISHED 7:32 PM EST Jan. 20, 2021
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MENDON, N.Y. The remains of three soldiers have been recovered from the scene of a deadly military helicopter crash in Mendon.
The New York State Division of Military & Naval Affairs confirms the soldiers died when a New York Army National Guard helicopter went down Wednesday night.
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The UH-60 medical evacuation helicopter crashed in an open field 200 yards from
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.