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Phoenix Marine On Helicopter That Crashed In Nepal

A Phoenix Marine was one of six aboard a helicopter that crashed in the mountains of Nepal earlier this week.

Marine Lance Cpl. Jacob Hug was part of a relief mission that was deployed following last month’s earthquake in the region.

The wreckage of the helicopter has been found and three bodies have been recovered. 

KJZZ senior field correspondent Kathy Ritchie has 20 years of experience reporting and writing stories for national and local media outlets — nearly a decade of it has been spent in public media.