Pilot, Hiroshi Hamada, 66; Kazuto Yoshitake, a helicopter mechanic and a 28-year-old nurse, Sakura Kunitake, was rescued by the Coast Guard after being found in the waters where the sea was close to the inflatable lifeguard. A Coast Guard official told the Associated Press that the three suffered from hypothermia but were conscious that he was consistent with the regulations under anonymous conditions.
Yoshitake’s name was originally given in a different spelling, but the Coast Guard corrected it later.
The doctor’s body Kei Arakawa, 34; Mitsuki Motoishi, 86, was later recovered by a Japanese air self-defense helicopter.
As part of the rescue operation, the Coast Guard deployed two aircraft and three ships to the area.
According to the Coast Guard, the helicopter was heading to a hospital in Fukuoka when it crashed from an airport in Nagasaki Prefecture.
The Coast Guard said Monday that the cause of the accident is still under investigation.
