article_snippet: the search operation has transitioned from rescue to recovery, with the military focused on recovering the second helicopter, military officials said.
article_snippet: Searchers found the second helicopter at the bottom of the sound, and the bodies of the seven Marines and four Army National Guard members who were aboard.
article_snippet: The bodies of at least two Army National Guard members were recovered Thursday, and the remains of the other two were believed to be in the underwater wreckage 25 feet below the surface, Army National Guard said.
article_snippet: Giuliano, said a couple of military boats already were in the water for safety purposes as part of the exercise but that "nobody saw anything because of the dense fog.
article_snippet: The military boats that were part of the mission already had been searching for survivors and wreckage, " Giuliano said.
article_snippet: The initial search was hampered by dense fog, to the point that searchers on boats "could not see," Giuliano " Giuliano said.
article_snippet: On Wednesday morning, after searchers got a sonar hit, a diver found the bulk of the wreck at the bottom of the sound, " Giuliano said.
article_snippet: Divers then went into the water "to start retrieving the aircrew," " Giuliano said, without specifying how many bodies were recovered.
article_snippet: The Coast Guard has hired a salvage company from Mobile, Alabama, to take the wreckage from the water, " Giuliano said.