Such missions are common in the region, she said.
"Thankfully no one was seriously injured," she added. "A couple of the crewmen had minor injuries and were treated at the scene."
Tiscione said the military has sent an assessment team to the site and safety investigators will follow. The aircraft is damaged to such degree that it cannot be flown out, she said. There are several options available for removing it, Tiscione explained, and the Army is trying to decide what will be the easiest and safest.
Among the options, the chopper could be lifted out with another aircraft or put onto a transport vehicle and taken away by road.
"It's too early to know exactly what's going to happen," she said.
