A Pakistan Navy helicopter crashed during a routine training flight in southwest Pakistan on Monday, killing all three crew members on board.
According to the Pakistan Navy, the crash of the Sea King helicopter in Gwadar, a coastal town in southwestern Baluchistan province, was apparently caused by a technical problem.
The Navy in a statement, did not give further details on the mishap as it said an investigation into the crash has been launched.
A video reportedly of the crash posted on social media showed the helicopter turning while apparently trying to regain control and then breaking apart and plunging to the ground.
LEADERSHIP gathered that crashes during training missions are fairly common in Pakistan but authorities rarely release details of military training crashes and investigation reports are also not made public.
In September 2022, an Army helicopter crashed during an overnight mission in Baluchistan, killing all six military personnel on board.