Helicopter carrying six crashes off Japan's coast; three rescued, three missing.

A medical transport helicopter carrying six people, including a patient and medical staff, crashed off the coast of southwestern Japan on April 6. Three people were rescued suffering from hypothermia, while the search for the remaining three missing individuals continues. The Japan Coast Guard launched a rescue operation with planes and ships after the helicopter went down while en route to a hospital in Fukuoka from Nagasaki Prefecture.