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A US Navy helicopter crashed near the US-Mexico border


A U.S. Navy helicopter crashed near the U.S.-Mexico border; Second plane crash in 2 days

A U.S. Navy helicopter crashed at a range in Imperial County on Thursday.

IMPERIAL DISTRICT, Calif. – A U.S. Navy helicopter crashed at a training ground in Imperial County on Thursday.

According to the naval air facility El Centro, the crash happened at the Navy training ground. All four people on board the helicopter survived the crash, officials said.

The U.S. Navy initially said the crash happened near Yuma, Arizona, before issuing an update later that night that the crash happened in the El Centro area.

Development on Thursday comes just a day after another military plane crashed in Imperial County, killing five Marines on Wednesday.

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