Breaking news out of North Carolina:
1 Marine killed, several others hurt in Camp Lejeune training accident. #Headline via @WRAL: http://t.co/b7V3npegfQ
— CBS This Morning (@CBSThisMorning) September 3, 2015
DEVELOPING: 1 Marine killed and 9 hurt when a helicopter made hard landing during training exercises at Camp Lejeune. http://t.co/xkF6hzY38T
— FOX Carolina News (@foxcarolinanews) September 3, 2015
1 Marine killed, 9 others hurt in helicopter hard landing in North Carolina: http://t.co/HuengYTq02
— Fox News (@FoxNews) September 3, 2015
We’ll update as soon as we know more.
Update:
1 Marine killed &11 injured when a CH-53E experienced hard landing @camp_lejeune Sept 2: http://t.co/7bUJP3M82d pic.twitter.com/zEqfniHRbM
— U.S. Marines (@USMC) September 3, 2015
A heavy-lift helicopter landed harder, faster than normal killing one U.S. Marine and injuring 11 others. http://t.co/s0UxQaJCJy #military
— The Virginian-Pilot (@virginianpilot) September 3, 2015
From the AP:
A heavy-lift military helicopter landed harder and faster than normal during a nighttime training exercise in North Carolina, killing one U.S. Marine and injuring 11 others, the military said.
The CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter made the hard landing at Camp Lejeune around 9 p.m. Wednesday, according to a news release from the Marines.
The weather appeared to be calm at the time. Skies were clear, winds were less than 5 mph and the temperature was 79 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.
The Marines described the incident as a hard landing, which officials said generally describes “when an aircraft impacts the ground with a greater vertical speed and force than a normal landing, typically after a rapid or steep descent.”
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