U.S. Marine Corps transport plane with five Marines departed down noon Wednesday in a remote part of Southern California.
A federal source tells CBS News four of five were killed. There was not a word on fate of fifth.
An MV-22 Osprey aircraft belonging to the 3rd Marine Corps Airlift Wing left down in desert area near Glamis, California, Major Mason Englehart confirmed to CBS News. crash happened around 12:25 local time.
There were five Marines on board the plane, Englehart said, but he couldn’t immediately confirm in total amount of people on board, including the crew, and whether there were any dead or injured.
The US Marine Corps tweeted Wednesday night that it “expects confirmation” on status” of five marines.
“We ask for in public patience as we work diligently with first respondents and the unit involved in establishing what happened this afternoon, ”the message says.
Installation The Federal Fire Department and the Imperial County Fire Department responded to the crash, El Centro Naval Air Station said, adding that “contrary to initial reports, there were no nuclear weapons.” material on board airplane.”
Glamis is located in rural Imperial District, about 50 miles north of US-Mexico border.
The 3rd Air Regiment of the Marine Corps is based. out of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, and the Osprey itself was based out of “Marine Air Station Camp Pendleton,” Englehart said. Both in neighboring San Diego County.
cause of in crash did not have clear.
Osprey is a tiltrotor used for move troops and supplies, according to the Marine Corps. This may take off and earth like helicopter, but also fly like airplane.
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