An official said the guard lost contact with the aircraft shortly after it took off on a maintenance test flight
All three Minnesota national guard soldiers were killed when the Black Hawk helicopter they were riding in crashed Thursday in central Minnesota, the governor, Tim Walz, confirmed.
Maj Gen Jon Jensen, the adjutant general of the Minnesota national guard, said: “Our Minnesota national guard family is devastated by the deaths of these soldiers. Our priority right now is ensuring that our families are taken care of.”
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