Fog hampers search for Marines, soldiers after helicopter crash, Weather permitting, the search for seven Marines and four soldiers presumed to have died when a Black Hawk helicopter crashed will begin again.
The search for remains has been hampered by fog. The Black Hawk crashed Tuesday night in the Santa Rosa Sound along the Florida Panhandle during a training exercise.
Hundreds of people attended a solemn candlelit vigil Wednesday night on a pier jutting into the Gulf of Mexico.
The emotional ceremony capped a difficult day for communities with strong ties to the military. There are several significant military bases in the area.
Military officials haven't said what caused the crash, but the weather was bad enough for another helicopter on the training run to return to land.
Human remains washed ashore in heavy fog Wednesday after eleven service members were believed to be dead when an Army helicopter crashed.
President Barack Obama says he's confident there will be a detailed and thorough investigation into the crash off the coast of Florida.
Obama spoke by phone Wednesday with Maj. Gen. Joseph Osterman, who heads the Marine Corps special forces, and Maj. Gen. Glenn Curtis of the Louisiana National Guard. Seven Marines and four soldiers are believed to have been killed in the Black Hawk crash during a night-time training mission.
The White House says Obama expressed his condolences to the families and fellow service members of those killed. White House spokesman Josh Earnest says Obama also conveyed his deep appreciation for the sacrifices made by U.S. troops.
Fog in the area reduced visibility to two miles or less when the copter was last seen Tuesday night.
A military spokesman says the service members were using boats and choppers to practice reaching and leaving a target site.
Capt. Barry Morris is a spokesman for the Marine Corps Special Operations Command at Camp Lejeune. He says the Marines involved with the exercise had been in the Florida Panhandle since Sunday and were scheduled to stay through this Sunday. He says they were doing what the military calls insertion and extraction missions.
Seven Marines and four soldiers aboard an Army helicopter that crashed over waters off Florida during a routine night training mission were presumed dead Wednesday, and crews found human remains despite heavy fog hampering search efforts, military officials said.
A Pentagon official said all 11 service members were presumed dead and that the Coast Guard found debris in the water. The official spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the official wasn't authorized to speak on the record.
Human remains had washed ashore, but crews still considered it a search-and-rescue mission, said Sara Vidoni, a military spokeswoman for Eglin Air Force Base, outside Pensacola.
The helicopter — a UH-60 Black Hawk from the Army National Guard — was reported missing around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, and crews found debris around 2 a.m., said Andy Bourland, a spokesman for Eglin Air Force Base, outside Pensacola.
Much of the area was enveloped in fog from Tuesday evening to Wednesday morning, said Katie Moore with the National Weather Service in Tallahassee. Much of that time, the visibility was at two miles or less, she said.
The fog created low visibility even as the sun came up, and the area was under a fog advisory.
Local law enforcement agencies vehicles gathered Wednesday at the crash scene, near a remote swath of beach between Pensacola and Destin. The beach is owned by the military, and as part of the Eglin base, it is used for test missions.
From the beach, search boats could be heard blasting horns as they combed the water but could not be seen through the fog. The Coast Guard had secured the waterways, Vidoni said.
Base officials said the Marines were part of a Camp Lejeune, North Carolina-based special operations group. The soldiers were from a Hammond, Louisiana-based National Guard unit. Names of those involved were not immediately released, pending notification of next of kin, Bourland said.
Bourland said the Army helicopter took off from a nearby airport in Destin and joined other aircraft in the training exercise.
The training area includes 20 miles of pristine beachfront that has been under the control of the military since before World War II. Military police keep a close watch on the area and have been known to run off private vendors who rent jet skis or paddle boards without permission.
Test range manager Glenn Barndollar told The AP in August that the beach provides an ideal training area for special operations units from all branches of the military to practice over the water, on the beach and in the bay.
The military sometimes drops trainees over the water using boats or helicopters and the trainees must make their way onshore.A military official says the seven Marines and four soldiers aboard an Army helicopter that crashed over waters off Florida during a training mission are presumed dead.
The Pentagon official said Wednesday that the 11 service members are presumed dead and that the Coast Guard found debris in the water. The official spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the official wasn't authorized to speak on the record.
Andy Bourland, a spokesman for Eglin Air Force Base outside Pensacola, says the UH-60 Black Hawk from the Army National Guard was reported missing around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, and crews found debris around 2 a.m.
The area was under a fog advisory Wednesday. The crash scene is near a remote swath of beach between Pensacola and Destin. It's owned by the military and used for test missions.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the Marines, soldiers and family members of those involved in this mishap. We are working closely with all parties involved to locate our Marines and the Army aircrew as soon as possible." Major Gen. Joseph Osterman, commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command.
Marines at Camp Lejeune say "search and rescue" efforts continue at the site of the accident. Names of the aircrew and the Marines on board are being withheld while that search mission is underway.
Search teams have been combing Florida beaches between Destin and Pensacola since about 8:30 Tuesday night when a Blackhawk helicopter with Camp Lejeune Marines on board crashed.
WITN spoke with Eglin Air Force Base officials, where the helicopter was stationed.
Public Affairs specialist Sara Vidoni said there were two helicopters doing routine, night time training when one helicopter crashed.
The cause of the crash has ye to be determined, though we know there was dense fog in the area at the time. No word if that fog was a factor in the crash.
We have been able to confirm these were MARSOC Marines on board the Blackhawk that crashed, but MARSOC spokesmen Capt. Barry Morris said they are not releasing the names of those on board yet.
There was some debris found around 2:30 Wednesday morning, but none of the seven missing marines or four Louisiana-based missing soldiers have been found.
Seven Marines and four soldiers are missing early Wednesday after an Army helicopter crashed during a night training exercise at Eglin Air Force Base in the Florida Panhandle.
Base officials say the Marines are part of a Camp Lejeune-based special operations group and the soldiers are from a Hammond, Louisiana-based National Guard unit.
Eglin spokesman Andy Bourland says the helicopter was reported missing around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday and search and rescue crews found debris from the crash around 2 a.m. Wednesday.
The helicopter went down during a routine training mission on a remote swath of beach between Pensacola and Destin. The beach is owned by the military and is used for test missions.
The search for remains has been hampered by fog. The Black Hawk crashed Tuesday night in the Santa Rosa Sound along the Florida Panhandle during a training exercise.
Hundreds of people attended a solemn candlelit vigil Wednesday night on a pier jutting into the Gulf of Mexico.
The emotional ceremony capped a difficult day for communities with strong ties to the military. There are several significant military bases in the area.
Military officials haven't said what caused the crash, but the weather was bad enough for another helicopter on the training run to return to land.
Human remains washed ashore in heavy fog Wednesday after eleven service members were believed to be dead when an Army helicopter crashed.
President Barack Obama says he's confident there will be a detailed and thorough investigation into the crash off the coast of Florida.
Obama spoke by phone Wednesday with Maj. Gen. Joseph Osterman, who heads the Marine Corps special forces, and Maj. Gen. Glenn Curtis of the Louisiana National Guard. Seven Marines and four soldiers are believed to have been killed in the Black Hawk crash during a night-time training mission.
The White House says Obama expressed his condolences to the families and fellow service members of those killed. White House spokesman Josh Earnest says Obama also conveyed his deep appreciation for the sacrifices made by U.S. troops.
Fog in the area reduced visibility to two miles or less when the copter was last seen Tuesday night.
A military spokesman says the service members were using boats and choppers to practice reaching and leaving a target site.
Capt. Barry Morris is a spokesman for the Marine Corps Special Operations Command at Camp Lejeune. He says the Marines involved with the exercise had been in the Florida Panhandle since Sunday and were scheduled to stay through this Sunday. He says they were doing what the military calls insertion and extraction missions.
Seven Marines and four soldiers aboard an Army helicopter that crashed over waters off Florida during a routine night training mission were presumed dead Wednesday, and crews found human remains despite heavy fog hampering search efforts, military officials said.
A Pentagon official said all 11 service members were presumed dead and that the Coast Guard found debris in the water. The official spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the official wasn't authorized to speak on the record.
Human remains had washed ashore, but crews still considered it a search-and-rescue mission, said Sara Vidoni, a military spokeswoman for Eglin Air Force Base, outside Pensacola.
The helicopter — a UH-60 Black Hawk from the Army National Guard — was reported missing around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, and crews found debris around 2 a.m., said Andy Bourland, a spokesman for Eglin Air Force Base, outside Pensacola.
Much of the area was enveloped in fog from Tuesday evening to Wednesday morning, said Katie Moore with the National Weather Service in Tallahassee. Much of that time, the visibility was at two miles or less, she said.
The fog created low visibility even as the sun came up, and the area was under a fog advisory.
Local law enforcement agencies vehicles gathered Wednesday at the crash scene, near a remote swath of beach between Pensacola and Destin. The beach is owned by the military, and as part of the Eglin base, it is used for test missions.
From the beach, search boats could be heard blasting horns as they combed the water but could not be seen through the fog. The Coast Guard had secured the waterways, Vidoni said.
Base officials said the Marines were part of a Camp Lejeune, North Carolina-based special operations group. The soldiers were from a Hammond, Louisiana-based National Guard unit. Names of those involved were not immediately released, pending notification of next of kin, Bourland said.
Bourland said the Army helicopter took off from a nearby airport in Destin and joined other aircraft in the training exercise.
The training area includes 20 miles of pristine beachfront that has been under the control of the military since before World War II. Military police keep a close watch on the area and have been known to run off private vendors who rent jet skis or paddle boards without permission.
Test range manager Glenn Barndollar told The AP in August that the beach provides an ideal training area for special operations units from all branches of the military to practice over the water, on the beach and in the bay.
The military sometimes drops trainees over the water using boats or helicopters and the trainees must make their way onshore.A military official says the seven Marines and four soldiers aboard an Army helicopter that crashed over waters off Florida during a training mission are presumed dead.
The Pentagon official said Wednesday that the 11 service members are presumed dead and that the Coast Guard found debris in the water. The official spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the official wasn't authorized to speak on the record.
Andy Bourland, a spokesman for Eglin Air Force Base outside Pensacola, says the UH-60 Black Hawk from the Army National Guard was reported missing around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, and crews found debris around 2 a.m.
The area was under a fog advisory Wednesday. The crash scene is near a remote swath of beach between Pensacola and Destin. It's owned by the military and used for test missions.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the Marines, soldiers and family members of those involved in this mishap. We are working closely with all parties involved to locate our Marines and the Army aircrew as soon as possible." Major Gen. Joseph Osterman, commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command.
Marines at Camp Lejeune say "search and rescue" efforts continue at the site of the accident. Names of the aircrew and the Marines on board are being withheld while that search mission is underway.
Search teams have been combing Florida beaches between Destin and Pensacola since about 8:30 Tuesday night when a Blackhawk helicopter with Camp Lejeune Marines on board crashed.
WITN spoke with Eglin Air Force Base officials, where the helicopter was stationed.
Public Affairs specialist Sara Vidoni said there were two helicopters doing routine, night time training when one helicopter crashed.
The cause of the crash has ye to be determined, though we know there was dense fog in the area at the time. No word if that fog was a factor in the crash.
We have been able to confirm these were MARSOC Marines on board the Blackhawk that crashed, but MARSOC spokesmen Capt. Barry Morris said they are not releasing the names of those on board yet.
There was some debris found around 2:30 Wednesday morning, but none of the seven missing marines or four Louisiana-based missing soldiers have been found.
Seven Marines and four soldiers are missing early Wednesday after an Army helicopter crashed during a night training exercise at Eglin Air Force Base in the Florida Panhandle.
Base officials say the Marines are part of a Camp Lejeune-based special operations group and the soldiers are from a Hammond, Louisiana-based National Guard unit.
Eglin spokesman Andy Bourland says the helicopter was reported missing around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday and search and rescue crews found debris from the crash around 2 a.m. Wednesday.
The helicopter went down during a routine training mission on a remote swath of beach between Pensacola and Destin. The beach is owned by the military and is used for test missions.
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