US Navy helicopter crashes in Guam

A United States navy helicopter has crashed into a lake on the Pacific island of Guam, killing one crew member.

The Reuters newsagency says the incident happened during a training exercise and the US navy is investigating the cause of the crash.

Three surviving crew members were being treated in hospital for minor injuries.

The US is preparing to move 8,000 Marines from the southern Japanese island of Okinawa to Guam by 2014, as part of a global realignment of U.S. forces.

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