The military has called off the search for eight missing troops who were aboard an amphibious assault vehicle (AAV) off the coast of Southern California when a training accident caused it to sink late Thursday evening. All eight are presumed dead.
Sixteen service members, fifteen Marines and one sailor in total, were on board the AAV when it began to take on water near San Clemente Island, which is owned by the U.S. Navy and is about 80 miles from Camp Pendleton, where the troops were stationed.
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