One dead in California crash of Marine helicopter

One dead in California crash of Marine helicopter
SAN DIEGO | Wed Jul 6, 2011 11:47pm EDT
(Reuters) - One Marine was killed and five others were injured in the crash of a military helicopter at Camp Pendleton in southern California on Wednesday, the military said.

The five surviving victims are all Marines, and they were taken to local hospitals, said 1st Lt. Maureen Dooley, a Marine spokeswoman at Camp Pendleton.

Military officials did not immediately disclose the extent of their injuries, or the identity of the Marine who died.

The helicopter crashed in the north end of the 125,000-acre base, which is about 50 miles north of San Diego,

"It was a training incident, we are flying training at Camp Pendleton all the time," said Sgt. Derrick Carlson, a Marine spokesman.
read more here
One dead in California crash of Marine helicopter