Navy Shifts Missing Marine Search to Recovery After 43 Hours off Southern California
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 28
Navy Shifts Missing Marine Search to Recovery After 43 Hours off Southern California
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 28
Summary
A U.S. Marine assigned to the USS Anchorage was declared the focus of a recovery operation after a 43-hour search ended around 9 p.m. Friday, the Navy said.
The Marine went missing during integrated training with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, triggering a search at about 1:21 a.m. Thursday by the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group.
Three surface ships and 12 aircraft from the Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and Air Force searched roughly 2,400 square miles off Southern California before the mission shifted from rescue to recovery.
The Navy is withholding the Marine's identity until 24 hours after next of kin are notified; USS Anchorage is an amphibious transport dock in the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group.