The plane was positioned by civil authorities in Pine Valley, California, the assertion mentioned.
Washington:
A lacking navy helicopter was discovered Wednesday in California however the seek for the 5 service members who have been aboard it’s nonetheless ongoing, the US Marine Corps mentioned.
The 5 Marines have been flying on a CH-53E Tremendous Stallion helicopter from Creech Air Pressure Base in Nevada to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in southern California when “the plane was reported overdue” on Tuesday, the service mentioned in a press release on Fb.
“The plane was positioned by civil authorities in Pine Valley, California” the next day, the assertion mentioned.
“The third Marine Plane wing is managing the search and rescue efforts” and is “utilizing floor and aviation property to find the aircrew in coordination with the San Diego County Sheriff’s Division and a number of federal, state and native businesses,” it mentioned.
The Marine Corps made no point out of stays being discovered with the helicopter, indicating that these aboard might have survived.
There have been a collection of accidents involving US navy plane over the previous yr, together with the crash of a V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor plane off the coast of Japan in late November that left eight airmen lifeless.
5 American service members have been killed when a helicopter crashed into the Mediterranean throughout a coaching train earlier the identical month, whereas one other Osprey crash in Australia left three Marines lifeless in August.
Three extra navy personnel have been killed and one other injured when two helicopters getting back from a coaching mission in a distant space of Alaska collided in April.
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