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US suspends search for missing marines off Australia coast
US suspends search for missing marines off Australia coast
US officials say they have suspended
a search and rescue operation for three marines missing after their
aircraft crashed off the Australian coast.
Saturday's incident involved an MV-22 Osprey belonging to the US Marines based in Okinawa, Japan.
The
third Marine Expeditionary Force said they had shifted their operations
to recovery efforts, which could last several months.
Families of the three marines have been notified. Teams rescued 23 people.
The circumstances of the incident off the east coast of Australia are still under investigation, a statement said.
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