EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The US Navy ended a 102-hour search for Cmdr. Gabriel Edwards after an MH-60S helicopter emergency landing in the Arabian Sea.
ARABIAN SEA — The U.S. Navy has suspended an extensive search for a sailor who disappeared after an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter made an emergency landing in the Arabian Sea, bringing a more than four-day search operation to an end without locating the missing crew member.
The Navy said the active search concluded at 3 p.m. AST on July 5, after more than 102 hours of continuous search-and-rescue operations covering more than 14,000 square miles of ocean. Ships and aircraft from the Navy and Air Force participated in the effort across the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.