Four Marine EOD Technicians Killed In Range Clearance
Camp Pendleton, California tragic news was released by the Marine Corps that four Marines were killed while conducting an operational range sweep on the Zulu Range complex. The names of the Marines have not been released at this time but reportedly all four were EOD technicians. The accident is under investigation and more details will be released.
Stay tuned with UXOInfo.com as we will report additional details as they become available.
According to officials at the base, the men were killed in an explosion during range maintenance operations to dispose of unexploded ordnance in the Zulu impact area at Camp Pendleton. They were taking part in a routing sweep to make the range safer for future training exercises at the base. One Marine official reported that there was no live firing on the range at the time. Three others two additional Marines and a Navy Corpsman were also injured in the blast but survived. Their names have not been released.
Officials say the cause of the accident remains under investigation. At this point, few details have been released regarding the events leading up to the deadly explosion, but officials say that information will be released as it becomes available. Unconfirmed information obtained by UXOInfo.com indicates that the accident occurred during a consolidated disposal shot with the UXO in question including 40mm rounds.