Missing Helicopter Rescue Crewman Found Alive in Myanmar

A man has been found alive more than a week after the disappearance of a rescue helicopter that was searching for missing mountaineers in northern Myanmar, also known as Burma. One of the three men from the helicopter reached the northern village of Lan Kha Tuesday and called for medical treatment. Kachin member of parliament Ji Phon Sar says the fate of the other two men remains unknown. "It seemed the helicopter crashed, caught fire and blew up," he said. "The...

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