The five Marines who went missing while traveling aboard a helicopter from Nevada to California have been found dead, officials said Thursday morning. Officials said Thursday that the Marines were conducting a training exercise and flying a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter from Creech Air Force Base in Clark County, Nevada to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, California. The helicopter reported its last-known location at around 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday, and was reported overdue at around 1 a.m. Wednesday morning, according to the Marine Corps. The crashed helicopter was found in a mountainous, rugged area east of San Diego at.
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San Diego’s mayor has declared a state of emergency after record rainfall Monday caused destructive flash flooding. Torrential rain hit much of the state of California, and floodwaters in the southern part of the state swept away vehicles, caused cars to pile on top of one another and overwhelmed houses, The Associated Press (AP) reported.…