Three ethnic Koreans dead, one missing in San Diego jet crash

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 8 (Yonhap) -- Three ethnic South Koreans were reportedly killed and one went missing after a Marine fighter jet crashed in a residential neighborhood in San Diego, according to media reports and South Korean diplomats Monday.

A presumed grand mother, a mother and a child, all unidentified, were killed and
another child remained yet to be found when a malfunctioning F/A-18 fighter jet
crashed in their house near Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in University City,
northern San Diego, according to U.S. media reports.
The South Korean consulate general in Los Angeles said they have sent an official
to the site of the crash after having been notified by local officials that the
two adults were of South Korean nationality. The deceased and missing children
were presumed to be of U.S. citizenships.
"We have yet to confirm the identities of the victims but were informed that the
two adults were of South Korean nationalities and two children were American
citizens," an official at the consulate general said
The twin-engine aircraft apparently experienced engine trouble and was attempting
to land the base around noon when it lost power completely, reports said. The
pilot safely ejected from the jet before it crashed.
odissy@yna.co.kr
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