Survivors sought after aircraft collision

2009-11-01 01:43:46 (GMT) (WiredPRNews.com - California, News)

Wired PR News reports rescuers are searching for survivors of an aircraft collision in California.

Searchers are looking for survivors after a crash between a Marine helicopter and Coast Guard aircraft.California (WiredPRNews.com) – Rescuers are searching for survivors of a collision between a Marine helicopter and a Coast Guard aircraft. As reported by the Associated Press (AP), a total of nine passengers were aboard the aircrafts, all of whom have yet to be found.Bryan Whitman, a spokesperson for the Pentagon is quoted in the report as stating of the accident, “A tragic event… The search is still on, but it’s likely taken the lives of nine individuals.”Capt. Tom Farris, commander of the Coast Guard’s San Diego sector, is further quoted by the AP as stating of the collision, “We’re still in the search-and-rescue phase, we are not standing down from that at this point… We have every hope we will find survivors.”WiredPRNews.com – The latest in California News