{"id":214,"date":"2024-02-08T17:32:39","date_gmt":"2024-02-08T17:32:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/?p=214"},"modified":"2024-02-08T17:32:39","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T17:32:39","slug":"five-missing-u-s-marines-confirmed-dead-following-helicopter-crash-outside-of-san-diego","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/?p=214","title":{"rendered":"Five missing U.S. Marines confirmed dead following helicopter crash outside of San Diego"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>All five Marines who were aboard a military helicopter that went down east of San Diego have been confirmed dead, the U.S. Marine Corps said Thursday.<\/p><div class=\"311fe198f191a864c1efcdfa9efedfdf\" data-index=\"3\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1782571\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Their CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter was reported missing Tuesday night during a \u201croutine training flight\u201d from Creech Air Force Base, northwest of Las Vegas to their home base at Miramar Marine Corps Air Station in San Diego..<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-a732a6123399349c2181eb1cab7078bc\" class=\"newsner-a732a6123399349c2181eb1cab7078bc\">\n<div id=\"newsner-451257219\">\n<div id=\"f9c43800-41b6-4b29-8d82-f9ea5ed24ca1\" class=\"pbs\" data-pbs-root=\"true\" data-pbs-position=\"sticky\" data-pbs-device=\"desktop\" data-pbs-video-title=\"true\" data-pbs-sticky=\"bottom-right\" data-pbs-size=\"medium-large\" data-pbs-logo-pos=\"right\" data-pbs-content=\"playing\" data-pbs-player=\"content\" data-pbs-slot=\"ended\" data-pbs-content-type=\"mcd\" data-pbs-hover=\"false\">\n<div id=\"exp_2fc6823b-9ac3-4ef2-80ad-eaca9e4b3bb2\" class=\"pbs__player shown\">\n<div class=\"exp-ui\">\n<div class=\"exp-ui__wrapper falcon exp-ui__state__small-view\">\n<div class=\"exp-ui__title-and-cta-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"exp-ui__title-wrapper exp-ui__state__shown\">\n<div class=\"exp-ui__title\">Pregnant dog shows up at couple&#8217;s doorstep \u2013 a few days later, they have 7 puppies to care for Pregnant dog shows up at couple&#8217;s doorstep \u2013 a few days later, they have 7 puppies to care for<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"exp-ui__cta exp-ui__state__shown\"><span class=\"exp-ui__cta-text\">Read More<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/3rdmaw\/status\/1755289038611706127\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">press release<\/a>, the helicopter was found Wednesday morning in a mountainous area around 35 miles east of San Diego.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-1af708284e0687adf3860c8e90f16f72\" class=\"newsner-1af708284e0687adf3860c8e90f16f72 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>Rough terrain and winter weather complicated the search.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/weather.com\/news\/weather\/news\/2024-02-07-marine-helicopter-crash-miramar-ch53\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Weather Channel<\/a>\u00a0reported that the area had been under a winter weather warning for elevations 4,000 feet and above. 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