A Marine Corps helicopter, carrying five troops, was found in a mountainous area near Pine Valley, San Diego, amidst a historic storm on Wednesday morning. Rescue crews are searching for five US Marines after finding their miIitary helicopter in Southern California’s Pine Valley, the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing said Wednesday.
The CH-53E Super Stallion heIicopter was returning from unit-level training at Creech Air
Force Base to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar.
The heIicopter was en route from Creech Air Force Base in Clark County, Nevada, where the Marines participated in unit-level training exercises.
The aircraft’s disappearance has triggered a widespread search and rescue operation, invoIving the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing at Miramar Air Station, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department, and the Civil Air Patrol.