Five members of Taiwan's air force were missing Monday after a military helicopter plunged into high seas during a humanitarian mission, the defence ministry said. The helicopter had six crewmen on board when it plummeted into deep waters but one was successfully rescued, the ministry added.
The S70-C air force helicopter plunged into waters around 70 nautical miles (129.64 kilometres) south-east of Lanyu, an island in the south-east Taitung county, at 9:25pm (1325 GMT).