Friday, August 17, 2007

Marine Corps Helicopter Crashes Near Yuma

The wreckage & crew of a U.S. Marine Corps search-and-rescue helicopter that was on a routine training flight over the Army's Yuma Proving Ground in southwest Arizona was found earlier today. The helicopter went down yesterday. The crash killed three Marines and one Navy sailor four, but there was one survivor of the 5 on board. The surviving Marine is in stable condition at the Yuma Regional Medical Center.