The U.S. Coast Guard has identified nine people feared dead at sea following an air collision between a Coast Guard aircraft and a Marine Corps helicopter.
The missing crew members from the Coast Guard C-130 are all stationed in Sacramento, Calif., where their aircraft was based.
They are:
- Lt. Cmdr. Che J. Barnes, 35, Capay, Calif., aircraft commander.
- Lt. Adam W. Bryant, 28, Crewe, Va., co-pilot.
- Chief Petty Officer John F. Seidman, 43, Carmichael, Calif., flight engineer.
- Petty Officer 2nd Class Carl P. Grigonis, 35, Mayfield Heights, Ohio, navigator.
- Petty Officer 2nd Class Monica L. Beacham, 29, Decaturville, Tenn., radio operator.
- Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason S. Moletzsky, 26, Norristown, Pa., air crew.
- Petty Officer 3rd Class Danny R. Kreder II, 22, Elm Mott, Texas, drop master.
The missing crew members from the Marine Corps helicopter are:
- Maj. Samuel Leigh, 35, Kennebec, Maine.
- 1st Lt. Thomas Claiborne, 26, Parker, Colo.
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