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Three US military helicopters made an emergency landing by the side of a river in Wakayama Prefecture in western Japan, local media reported Sunday, July 28.
A local defense bureau notified the Wakayama prefectural government that the US military helicopters had landed on the riverside in Hashimoto on Sunday morning (local time), Kyodo News said, citing local authorities.
Citing fire department officials, NKH World Japan reported that two of the helicopters were large-sized models and one was a mid-sized type.
The report said that the helicopters later took off from the site in Hashimoto, Xinhua news agency reported.
It is believed that one of the aircraft had suffered a malfunction, according to the fire department.
