The three US Marines who lost their lives in an Australian plane crash during the training exercise are believed to be from Illinois, Virginia and Colorado.
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US Marines from 3 states killed in Osprey crash in Australia
In another accident, three US Marines were killed in a plane crash during a training exercise in Australia, and the Marines killed were from Illinois, Virginia and Colorado, as informed Tuesday the Marine Corps.
The Marine V-22B Osprey crashed Sunday in a rainforest on Melville Island during the military exercise called “Exercise Predators Run”, involving the militaries of Australia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Timor Oriental.
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The three killed were Capt. Eleanor V. Beau, 29, Osprey pilot, of Belleville, Ill., Cpl. Spender R. Collart, 21, of Arlington, Virginia, and Maj. Tobin J. Lewis, 37, of Jefferson, Colorado, all based in Darwin.
Col. Brendan Sullivan, commander of Marine Rotational Force-Darwin, gave details of the incident and said the Marines were focused on recovering the wreckage and investigating the cause.
He expressed his condolences over the passing of his members, saying, “We are deeply saddened by the loss of three respected and beloved members of the MRF-D family.” “Our thoughts and prayers are with the families and everyone involved,” Sullivan added.
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US President Joe Biden also conveyed his consolation to the families of the slain Marines. In his tweet, Biden wrote: “Jill and I extend our deepest condolences to the families of the Marines who lost their lives in this deadly accident. We pray for those who have also suffered injuries.
The Marine Corps noted that the bodies of the three Marines were recovered from the crash site, while another Marine is in critical condition at Royal Darwin Hospital.
Of the 23 Marines on board, 20 survivors were injured and rescued by air flying 80 kilometers (50 miles) south of the city within an hour of the crash.
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