YUMA, Ariz. - U.S. Marine Corps officials are investigating after two pilots died in a helicopter crash during a training mission in southwestern Arizona. A statement from the Marine Corps Air Station says the crash of the AH-1Z Viper occurred at about 8:45 p.m. Saturday. ( U.S. Marine Corps via AP / Harley Robinson ) This March 28, 2019 photo released by the U.S. Marine Corps shows the Marine Corps Air Station Squadron barracks at the Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) in Yuma, Ariz. The U.S. Marine Corps reports two pilots died in a helicopter crash near Yuma, Arizona on Saturday, March 31, 2019. ( U.S. Marine Corps via AP / Sabrina Candiaflores )A spokesman for the station says the crash occurred on the vast Marine Corps Air Station Yuma training grounds.

Source: thestar March 31, 2019 21:56 UTC