California search and rescue crews are looking for a missing helicopter with five Marines aboard, the U.S. Marine Corps said.
The CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter was “reported overdue” to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Tuesday night. The helicopter departed from Creech Air Force Base near Las Vegas and was en route to Miramar, in San Diego.
The Marines have asked for help from the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department and Civil Air Patrol.
The sheriff’s department said it received a call at 1:50 a.m. and sent its own helicopter to search, but the helicopter wasn’t able to reach the area due to the atmospheric river storm hitting the region. The sheriff’s department said it has now sent off-road vehicles to navigate the rough terrain.
In this Saturday Oct. 10, 2009, file photo, a CH-53E Super Stallion airlifts humanitarian aid to be dropped in affected regions around Pariaman, north of Padang, Indonesia.
AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File
Firefighters responded to the point where the helicopter was last known, and nothing was found, Cal Fire officials said.
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