6 U.S. Marines and 2 Nepalese soldiers are likely dead following the crash of an UH-1Y Huey missing since Tuesday in Nepal, U.S. officials said Friday.

In July, a UH-1Y crashed at Camp Pendleton during training, killing one Marine. Share this story. Bethany Whitfield Related Stories. Saturday, July 5, 2025.

The squadron flies UH-1Y Venoms and AH-1Z Cobras. According to officials, Mazzuchelli was from Orange Park, Florida and received his commission in the Navy in June 2010.

A U.S. Marine Corps UH 1Y Venom lands near a smoke grenade during Weapons and Tactics Instructors Course (WTI) 1-18 at Yuma, Ariz., on Sept. 28, 2017. US Marine Corps Photo.

The aircraft involved were the AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter and the UH-1Y Venom utility helicopter, pictured here at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, May 18, 2021. (Lance Cpl ...

USMC ID's Marine who died during ‘aviation ground mishap' on Camp Pendleton The helicopter training squadron operates the UH-1Y Venom and AH-1Z Viper helicopters, a USMC spokesperson said ...