U.S. Navy Osprey Aircraft Crashes Into A Bay In Virginia

Two people have been rescued after a V-22 Navy Osprey Tilt Rotor crashed off the Maryland /Virginia coast on Wednesday night (File photo)

Daily Mail: One soldier is killed and two others are rescued after Navy Osprey aircraft crashes into a bay in Virginia

* Two soldiers have been rescued after a Navy plane crashed off the Virginia coast on Wednesday night

* One soldier was said to have been killed following the Navy V-22 Osprey crash

* The plane crashed north of the Chincoteague Causeway just off of Wildcat Point near the Maryland state line shortly after 7:30pm on Wednesday evening

* The Virginia Coast Guard dispatched rescue boats and a rescue helicopter together with a police helicopter from Maryland

One solder has been killed while two others have been rescued after a Navy plane crashed off the Virginia coast on Wednesday night.

The V-22 Osprey aircraft crashed north of the Chincoteague Causeway just off Wildcat Point near the Maryland line shortly after 7:30pm Wednesday evening. Lt. Cmdr. Rob Myers, a public affairs officer with Naval Air Force Atlantic, said the plane was on a routine exercise when it went down.

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Update #1: Navy aircraft crashes in Virginia waters; two rescued, one confirmed dead: report (FOX News)

Update #2: Navy plane crashes near NASA Wallops Flight Facility on Eastern Shore (Virginia Pilot)

WNU Editor: One confirmed dead, two rescued.