Arizona Marine among five killed in helicopter crash near San Diego, family says

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Alec Langen of Chandler, Arizona, was aboard the helicopter at the time of the crash

CHANDLER, AZ — A Marine sergeant from the Valley was one of five people killed in a military helicopter crash near San Diego earlier this week, according to his family.

The family tells ABC15 that 23-year-old . He was serving as the Crew Chief on the flight. The military, which confirmed that all five people aboard had died, has not officially released the names of the military members involved. Additional resources have been requested to assist with the rescue near Pine Valley due to heavy snow. @CALFIRESANDIEGO is currently in Unified Command with U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Border Patrol, San Diego County Sheriff’s Department, and CA. Civil Air Patrol. pic.twitter.com/UekqwOTlaB

 

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