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The Associated Press

EXPLAINED: A missing helicopter carrying 5 marines is located in california mountains - The Real Truth

A Marine CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter flies during training at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego on Tuesday. A Marine Corps helicopter, like the one pictured, that had been missing with five troops aboard was found Wednesday morning in a mountainous area outside San Diego. (K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP)

Five U.S. Marines aboard a helicopter that went down during stormy weather in the mountains outside of San Diego are confirmed dead, the military said Thursday.

Authorities say the CH-53E Super Stallion vanished late Tuesday night while returning to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego after training at Creech Air Force Base, northwest of Las Vegas.

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