World Bulletin / News Desk

Four of Spain's air force members are still missing after a part of its air force helicopter crashed into the Atlantic Ocean early on Thursday, according to the Spain's Air Forces' official twitter account.

The Spain air force's marine rescue service helicopter plunged into the sea while flying approximately 40 kilometers south-west of Spain and north-west of Africa. One crew member was rescued but four others remain missing. The Canary Islands' emergency services and the Spanish Red Cross units are working together in the search operation.