The State : Marine Plane, 2 Bodies Found
The burned wreckage of a military reconnaissance plane and the bodies of its two Marine pilots were discovered near the base of San Gorgonio Mountain in the San Bernardino National Forest. The remains of Marine Capt. Sergio R. Vivaldi, 29, of Port Chester, N.Y., and Lt. Joel H. Piehl, 31, of Bismark, N.D., were found near the wreckage, a Marine spokesman said. A massive air search had been conducted over hundreds of miles of mountain and desert terrain since the turboprop OV-10A Bronco disappeared Aug. 24 while on a training flight.
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