Five US Marines missing off the coast of Japan for nearly a week declared dead

Last week Thursday, two warplanes crashed off the coast of Japan. Seven US Marines went missing during the incident.

Two of them were found with one being declared dead. Now the results for the five last remaining Marines have been revealed. 

Late on Monday, the US Marines revealed that one marine was rescued last Wednesday. The body of another one was found and he was declared dead.

The crash last week occurred between an F/A-18 jet and a refueling plane off the coast of Japan. The Marine Corps KC-30 refueling tanker had taken off from a base on Okinawa for a regularly scheduled training mission.

#breaking Five Marines missing in a midair crash off Japan’s Kochi Prefecture have been declared dead. Thier next of kin notified. Search and rescue operations failed to find the crew despite “every possible effort,” Marine Corps says. Investigation underway. Press release below. pic.twitter.com/16gRras8DD

— Will Ripley (@willripleyCNN) December 11, 2018

For more on this story go to our Twitter account @amomama_usa. Captain Jahmar F. Resilard, 28, of Miramar, Florida, was the first Marine who was pronounced dead.

On December 6, his body was found off the coast of Kochi, Japan. He had served as an F/A-18 pilot with Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242, stationed on Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Yamaguchi, Japan.

Five US Marines who were missing after a mid-air aircraft collision on Thursday have been declared dead, the US Marine Corps said. https://t.co/HIdfJBzyMk

— CNN (@CNN) December 11, 2018

Resilard was one of two crew members found by the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Forces. The other Marine was described as being in fair condition.

NEW: The five Marines missing off the coast of Japan for nearly a week after an aviation mishap have been declared dead by the U.S. Marine Corps. https://t.co/zjNivrIYej pic.twitter.com/TYHTYJEqut

— ABC News (@ABC) December 11, 2018

On Tuesday, the US military called off its search for the Marines, according to a statement from the Marine Expeditionary Force. They said:

"The Marine Corps has pronounced the five remaining Marines involved in the F/A-18 and KC-130 aviation mishap deceased. The change in status comes at the conclusion of search and rescue operations."

The names of the four dead Marines will be released with 24 hours. https://t.co/Obc9SWmhl9

— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) December 11, 2018

The identities of the Marines have not yet been released, but their next of kin have been notified. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Eric Smith, commander of the III Marine Expeditionary Force, gave a statement.

He said:

"Every possible effort was made to recover our crew, and I hope the families of these selfless Americans will find comfort in the incredible efforts made by the US, Japanese, and Australian forces during the search."

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