Missing Marine Corps helicopter carrying 5 troops from Nevada to California has been located

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The military says a missing Marine Corps helicopter with five troops aboard has been found in a mountainous area outside San Diego.

The aircraft was located just after 9 a.m. Wednesday by civil authorities near the mountain community of Pine Valley, about a 45-mile drive from San Diego but rescue crews said snowy conditions were making access challenging on the ground.

They were “using ground and aviation assets to locate the aircrew in coordination with the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department and multiple federal state and local agencies,” the Marine Corps said in a statement.