Updated: Missing Marine Corps helicopter carrying 5 troops from Nevada to California has been located
Marine Corps Air Station Miramar (MCAS) 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. (Nelvin C. Cepeda/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP, file)
Updated 11:37 a.m.
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The military says a missing Marine Corps helicopter with five troops aboard has been found in a mountainous area outside San Diego.
The aircraft was located just after 9 a.m. Wednesday by civil authorities near the mountain community of Pine Valley, about a 45-mile (72-kilometer) drive from San Diego but rescue crews said snowy conditions were making access challenging on the ground.
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