Rescuers have spotted wreckage believed to be from a sightseeing helicopter carrying three people that went missing near ...

A tourist helicopter that went missing near an active volcano in Mount Aso's Nakadake crater, in Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture, is believed to have been found ...

Mount Aso is one of Japan's most active volcanoes, located in Kumamoto prefecture on the island of Kyushu.

The helicopter was on its third sightseeing flight of the day when it went missing. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A worrying incident involving a tourist helicopter occurred today (January 20th) at Mount Aso, a popular tourist destination in Japan.

Firefighters also received an emergency notification, possibly from one of the passengers’ smartphones ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Search and rescue is still on for the people who were on board: a Japanese pilot in his 60s, a man in his 40s, and a woman in her ...

This stunning astronaut photo shows the natural beauty of Japan's Aso Caldera — a giant crater-like bowl containing 17 different volcanoes, leftover from major eruptions spanning over 200,000 years.

A pilot and two passengers were on board the aircraft when it disappeared in cloudy weather, police say.

A sightseeing helicopter went missing before noon Tuesday near a volcanic crater on Mount Aso in Kumamoto Prefecture, local firefighters and other sources said, with what appears to be the airframe ...

Rescuers have spotted wreckage believed to be from a sightseeing helicopter carrying three people that went missing near Japan’s Mount Aso TOKYO -- Rescuers spotted wreckage believed to be from a ...

TOKYO (AP) — Rescuers spotted wreckage believed to be from a sightseeing helicopter carrying three people that went missing near one of Japan’s most active volcanoes, authorities said Wednesday. The ...