The Gateway Pundit reported that a U.S. army helicopter with 5 U.S. Marines onboard went lacking throughout a flight from Nevada to California on Tuesday.
The CH-53E Tremendous Stallion helicopter departed Creech Air Drive Base in Nevada en path to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar close to San Diego Tuesday night throughout coaching workout routines however didn’t arrive.
The third Marine Plane Wing confirmed on Thursday that the 5 lacking Marines have been declared deceased.
Replace: The 5 third MAW Marines have been confirmed deceased.
“To the households of our fallen Marines, we ship our deepest condolences and commit to making sure your help and care throughout this extremely tough time.” -Maj. Gen. Borgschulte, third MAW Commanding Normal pic.twitter.com/CBLs2jDKWG
— third Marine Plane Wing (@3rdmaw) February 8, 2024
Officers said Thursday that the Marines have been conducting a coaching train and flying a CH-53E Tremendous Stallion helicopter from Creech Air Drive Base in Clark County, Nevada to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, California. The helicopter reported its last-known location at round 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday, and was reported overdue at round 1 a.m. Wednesday morning, in line with the Marine Corps.
The crashed helicopter was present in a mountainous, rugged space east of San Diego at round 9 a.m. on Wednesday, officers mentioned. Search and rescue crews and federal and native businesses appeared for the Marines as rain and snow lashed the realm. The climate situations difficult the search efforts, with the San Diego County Sheriff’s Division saying that heavy cloud cowl early Wednesday morning prevented it from deploying its helicopter. The U.S. Forest Service and the U.S. Border Patrol additionally contributed to the search effort, because the space the place the helicopter crashed is close to the U.S.-Mexico border.
The San Diego County Sheriff’s Division, the Civil Air Patrol, U.S. Border Patrol, and Cal Hearth assisted the third Marine Plane Wing in search and rescue efforts.
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