A U.S. Marine Corps Bell UH-1Y " Venom " Huey , BuNo '' 168792 '' , ' SE-08 ' , of Camp Pendleton-based HMLA-469 " Vengeance " was declared missing on May 12 while supporting the relief operations in the Charikot Region of the Himalaya Mountains . The Nepalese Army discovered the crash site on Friday , May 15 . All eight service members aboard perished . The six U.S. Marines are : Capt Dustin R. Lukasiewicz , Capt Christopher L. Norgen , Sgt Ward M. Johnson IV , Sgt Eric M. Seaman , Cpl Sara A. Medina and LCpl Jacob A. Hug . The two Nepalese soldiers are : Tapendra Rawal and Basanta Titara
declared missing on May 12
2015 Charikot Helicopter Crash
Operation Sahayogi Haat