CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – One Marine has been killed and 11 others were hurt when a helicopter made a hard landing at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina.
Camp Lejeune officials said in a statement that he CH-53E helicopter came down hard during a training exercise around 9 p.m. Wednesday.
One Marine was flown to Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune, where he was pronounced dead. The name of the dead Marine will not be released for 24 hours.
Of the 11 injured Marines, six were treated at the naval hospital and released, while one was admitted in stable condition. Four were taken to a civilian hospital in nearby Jacksonville, where they are scheduled to be released. One Marine is being taken to a Greenville hospital and is reported to be in stable condition.
No other information has been released. The investigation continues.
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