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The search for 9 survivors of the U.S. Coast Guard C-130 and the Marine Corps Super Cobra helicopter that collided on Thursday has turned into a recovery search today and hope to find survivors has dimmed.
The military released the names of the missing. Aboard the Coast Guard plane are stationed at the Coast Guard Air Station in Sacramento, Calif were Lt. Cmdr. Che Barnes, 35, of Capay, Calif., Lt. Adam Bryant, 28 of Crewe, VA; Chief Petty Officer John F. Seidman, 43, of Carmichael, Calif.; Petty Officer 2nd Class Carl P. Grigonis, 35, of Mayfield Heights, Ohio; Petty Officer 2nd Class Monica L. Beacham, 29, of Decaturville, Tenn.; Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason S. Moletzsky, 26, of Norristown, Pa., and Petty Officer 3rd Class Danny R. Kreder II, 22, of Elm Mott, Texas. Maj. Samuel Leigh, 35, of Belgrade, Maine, and 26-year-old 1st Lt. Thomas Claiborne, of Douglas, Colo.were aboard the Marine Corps helicopter.
The Cost Guard search for David Jines, who was the missing boater that the Coast Guard plane was searching for on Thursday before the collision has been called off.
There were nine aircraft that searched over 644 square miles looking for survivors but no debris nor crew members were found.
Accident investigators that arrived in San Diego on Saturday will review the accident and collect witness statements.
Search for survivors in mid air crash
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