ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. – One of the bodies found in the wreckage of a missing U.S. helicopter is confirmed to be Ward Mark Johnson IV, 29.
Johnson was on board the helicopter with five other Marines and two soldiers from Nepal when the aircraft vanished on Tuesday. The crew was working to provide relief efforts in areas affected by recent earthquakes.
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Radio transmissions indicate that the crew experienced some type of fuel problem before it disappeared. The wreckage was located about 20 miles east of Kathmandu, an area hit hard by the quakes.
Johnson, who studied at Seminole State College, now lives in South Carolina, but his parents live in Altamonte Springs.
Seminole State said Johnson enrolled at the school in 2003 and earned two degrees: an associate of science degree in automotive service management technology in August 2005 and an associate of arts in December 2008.
"Records show that Ward was a good student who took a rigorous curriculum while at the college," the school said in statement. "We hope that Ward and his fellow crew members will be found safely. Our thoughts are with him, his family and friends at this difficult time."
Johnson is survived by his wife and children.