CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - One Marine has died, two were injured and eight others were missing after an amphibious assault vehicle accident off the coast of southern California, the Marines said early July 31.The accident happened on July 30 and search and rescue efforts were underway Friday morning with support from the Navy and Coast Guard, the Marines said in a tweet.
All of the Marines involved were assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit.“We are deeply saddened by this tragic incident.
I ask that you keep our Marines, Sailors, and their families in your prayers as we continue our search,” Col. Christopher Bronzi, the unit’s commanding officer, said in another tweet from the Marines.The Marine Expeditionary Force is the Marine.