[[{“value”:”Five U.S. Marines are aboard a missing helicopter that is officially being searched for by search and rescue personnel in California.
According to ABC 7 Los Angeles, the CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter was “reported late” to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar on Tuesday night.
According to the outlet, the helicopter left Creech Air Force Base in the Las Vegas area and headed toward Miramar.
The helicopter is currently being sought after by numerous agencies.
Simply IN- A helicopter with five Marines on board that was reported missing in East County on Wednesday is being sought by several agencies in addition to the U.S. Marine Corps. NBC
February 7, 2024, Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper )
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— February 7, 2024, New York Post ( @nypost )
From ABC 7 Los Angeles, more:
The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department and Civil Air Patrol have been asked to assist the Marines.
According to the sheriff’s department, a call was made at 1:50 in the morning, and it sent its unique helicopter to search the area. However, because of an approaching atmospheric river storm, the helicopter was unable to arrive. According to the sheriff’s department, it has then dispatched off-road vehicles to traverse the difficult terrain.
Nothing was discovered when firefighters arrived at the location where the helicopter was last seen, according to Cal Fire officials.
According to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, the Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16, and the 3rd Marine Aviation Wing are looking for five U.S. Marines.
On February 6, 2024, the Marines were operating a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter from Creech Air Force Base to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar when the aircraft was reportedly premature. The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department, the Civil Air Patrol, and the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing are working together to coordinate search and rescue operations. The most recent information will be made available as it becomes available, the statement continued.
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Fox News ( @FoxNews ) February 7, 2024
Fox News reports:
First on Wednesday morning, native first responders were initially contacted about the incident. The San Diego Sheriff’s Office made an attempt to send a helicopter to start the search right away, but the plane was canceled because of the “atmospheric river” storm that was approaching the area.
Nothing was discovered when Cal Fire officials went to the helicopter’s next known location over the Cleveland National Forest.
The incident occurred about two months after an Osprey from the United States Air Force crashed off the coast of Japan in December. The incident resulted in the deaths of all eight crew members aboard the craft.
Over 20 Marines were aboard another Osprey when it crashed in August of last year. In that incident, three service members were killed and about 20 more were hurt.”}]] [[{“value”:”
The search and rescue crews in California are looking for a missing helicopter with five U.S. Marines aboard.
ABC 7 Los Angeles reports that “the CH-53E Super Stallion was’reported late’ to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar on Tuesday night.”
The outlet reports that the helicopter left Creech Air Force Base near Las Vegas, and was flying to Miramar.
The helicopter is being sought by multiple agencies.
JUST IN: The U.S. Marine Corps and multiple agencies are searching for the missing helicopter with five Marines aboard in East County on Wednesday. NBC
Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper), February 7, 2024
US military helicopter carrying five Marines goes missing California bound flight, search underway https://t.co/1UhhRE6knh pic.twitter.com/6iqwL7emdG
New York Post (@nypost), February 7, 2024
ABC 7 Los Angeles:
The Marines asked the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department for assistance, as well as the Civil Air Patrol.
The sheriff’s office said it received the call at 1:50 am and sent their own helicopter to search. However, the helicopter was not able to reach that area due to an atmospheric river storm that hit the region. The sheriff’s office said it has sent off-road vehicles for the rough terrain.
Cal Fire officials stated that firefighters searched the area where the helicopter’s last location was known but found nothing.
Marine Corps Air Station Miramar informed Fox News that the U.S. Marine Corps was searching for five U.S. Marines who were assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16 and 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing.
The Marines were flying the CH-53E Super Stallion from Creech Air Force Base, to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in 2024 when they reported that their aircraft was overdue. The 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing coordinates search and rescue efforts in conjunction with the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department, Civil Air Patrol and the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department. The latest information will be released when it becomes available,” said the statement.
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Fox News (@FoxNews), February 7, 2024
Fox News:
Early Wednesday morning, local first responders were contacted about the incident. The San Diego Sheriff’s Office sent a helicopter immediately to begin the search, but it was cancelled due to a “atmospheric-river” storm that hit the area.
Cal Fire officials searched the Cleveland National Forest for the helicopter’s last known position, but found nothing.
The incident occurred about two months after an Osprey of the U.S. Air Force crashed off the coasts of Japan in December. The incident resulted in the deaths of all eight crew members on board the craft.
A second Osprey crash occurred in August last year, with more than 20 Marines on board. Three servicemen were killed and approximately 20 others were injured in the incident.
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