CANBERRA, Australia — The our bodies of three U.S. Marines killed in a tiltrotor plane crash throughout a coaching train in Australia have been retrieved from the crash scene whereas one other Marine remained in important situation, the Marine Corps stated Tuesday.
These killed have been from Illinois, Virginia and Colorado.
The Marine V-22B Osprey with 23 Marines on board crashed Sunday in tropical forest on Melville Island whereas collaborating in Train Predators Run, a drill that features the militaries of Australia, Indonesia, the Philippines and East Timor.
All 20 survivors have been injured and have been flown by rescue plane 80 kilometers (50 miles) south to town of Darwin inside hours of the crash. Three of these Marines remained in Royal Darwin Hospital on Tuesday, one in important situation and two secure, a Marines assertion stated.
The three casualties had been declared lifeless on the crash website and their our bodies have been returned to Darwin late Tuesday, an announcement stated.
As much as 2,500 U.S. Marines have been based mostly in Darwin for six months a yr since 2012 as a part of the U.S. navy pivot to Asia to counter China’s rising affect within the area.
Col. Brendan Sullivan, commanding officer of the Marine Rotation Drive-Darwin, stated the Marines’ focus was on supporting the restoration of wreckage and investigating the trigger.
“We’re deeply saddened by the lack of three revered and beloved members of the MRF-D household,” Sullivan stated in an announcement.
“Our ideas and prayers stay with the households and with all concerned,” Sullivan added.
The three killed have been Osprey pilot Capt. Eleanor V. Beau, 29, initially of Belleville, Illinois; Cpl. Spencer R. Collart, 21, from Arlington, Virginia; and Maj. Tobin J. Lewis, 37, from Jefferson, Colorado. All have been based mostly in Darwin.
The names of the injured had not been launched.
President Joe Biden additionally supplied his condolences to their households.
“Jill and I ship our deepest condolences to the households of the Marines who misplaced their lives on this lethal crash,” Biden tweeted, referring to his spouse Jill Biden. “We’re praying for individuals who additionally suffered accidents.”
The Osprey is a hybrid plane that takes off and lands like a helicopter however throughout flight can tilt its propellers ahead and cruise a lot sooner like an airplane.
Earlier than Sunday, there had been 5 deadly crashes of Marine Ospreys since 2012, inflicting a complete of 16 deaths.
Three Marines have been killed when an Osprey plunged into the Coral Sea off Australia’s northeast coast in 2017. The remaining 23 folks on board have been rescued.
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