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Three U.S. Airmen Missing After Typhoon Phanfone Slams Okinawa Three U.S. Air Force personnel in Okinawa, Japan were missing feared drowned Sunday after being swept away in high waves caused by Typhoo

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Three U.S. Airmen Missing After Typhoon Phanfone Slams Okinawa
Three U.S. Air Force personnel in Okinawa, Japan were missing feared drowned Sunday after being swept away in high waves caused by Typhoon Phanfone, military officials and local coastguard said. Three airmen were washed out to sea from the northwest coast of Okinawa at about 3:45 p.m. local time (2.45 a.m. ET), the Kadena Air Base said in a statement.

A coastguard helicopter was deployed to search for the three shortly after 4 p.m. local time (3 a.m. ET) Sunday, officials told NBC News. One body was found at 5.52 p.m. (4.52 a.m. ET), the coastguard said - but this was not confirmed by military officials.

The incident happened after the eye of the storm had passed through Okinawa.

- Arata Yamamoto, Courtney Kube and Alastair Jamieson

First published October 5th 2014, 8:34 am
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/three-u-s-airmen-missing-after-typhoon-phanfone-slams-okinawa-n218651




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