U.S. military plane crashes in Mississippi, 16 Marines dead

(Worthy News) – A U.S. Marine aircraft crashed in Mississippi Monday night and all 16 passengers on board are dead.

Fred Randle, Leflore County emergency management director, confirmed that there were no survivors in the crash and all 16 victims were Marines.

The plane crashed in a soybean field in Leflore County, located about 100 miles north of Jackson, Miss. The debris from the crash scattered throughout a five-mile radius. [ Source: UPI ]