Reports: National Guard helicopter crashes in Mississippi

1 of 2 | One of the U.S. Army’s AH-64E Apache Guardian helicopters takes part with Japan’s Ground Self Defense Force in a joint military exercise in 2014. On Friday, a Mississippi National Guard AH-64 Apache helicopter was said to have crashed Friday afternoon in the northeast part of the state. File Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI | License Photo
A Mississippi National Guard helicopter crashed Friday afternoon in the northeast part of the state, according to multiple reports.
There has been no word on casualties. Advertisement
Quoting a statement from the Mississippi National Guard, ABC News reported that the AH-64 Apache crashed in Prentiss County at about 2 p.m. local time.
The helicopter is said to have been on a routine training flight when the incident happened near the Alabama and Tennessee border.
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