The helicopter was carrying five service members and left from Nevada.
FILE Marine Corps Air Station Miramar is shown on Aug. 25, 2023, in San Diego. San Diego County sheriff’s search teams were looking for a Marine Corps helicopter reported overdue early Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024. A Marine helicopter that went missing late Tuesday in a mountainous area of East County has been located by searchers, but Marine officials haven’t released any information about its five crew members.
Earlier, a Cal Fire spokesperson said drones from the U.S. Border Patrol were going to be used to search for the CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter, along with hikers and personnel on all-terrain vehicles and utility task vehicles in snowy, rugged terrain. “We made access to the coordinates, but it was snowing outside and difficult to access,” Cornette said. “We searched around different locations there and went as far as we could on different roads, but it was really snowy and wet and muddy.”
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