16 Dead in USMC KC-130 Military Plane crash in Leflore County, Mississippi Delta

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As reported at the Clarion Ledger, Mississippi Emergency Management Agency Director Lee Smithson stated a military plane crashed on the Sunflower-Leflore county line.. northwest of Jackson, Mississippi. According to Leflore County EMA Director Frank Randle confirmed that 16 are dead in the crash.  President Donald Trump tweeted about the crash, calling it “heartbreaking.” Present Trump wrote,“Marine Plane crash in Mississippi is heartbreaking. Melania and I send our deepest condolences to all!.”

A military plane has crashed in a soybean field in Leflore County, killing at least 16 and leaving a debris field five miles in radius, officials said.

Mississippi Emergency Management Agency Director Lee Smithson said the plane crashed on the Sunflower-Leflore county line.

Leflore County EMA Director Frank Randle confirmed that 16 are dead in the crash.

“Most of them are gonna be Marines,” Sheriff Ricky Banks said. He could not confirm whether there were any civilians on the plane.

The U.S. Marine Corps Twitter account posted that “A USMC KC-130 mishap occurred the evening of July 10. Further information will be released as available.”