Army to examine deadly copter crash

MENDON — The Army will lead an investigation into a helicopter crash that killed three National Guard members on a training exercise, authorities said Thursday after the remains of the troops were recovered from the crash site in rural upstate New York.

Army aviation safety investigators were expected on scene by this morning, Monroe County sheriff ’s Chief Deputy Michael Fowler said at a news conference.

The UH-60 Black Hawk medical evacuation helicopter crashed in a farmer’s field in rural Mendon, south of Rochester, around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. There were no survivors.