SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A 21-year-old Marine from Minnesota lost at sea during a training exercise has been identified, the United States Marine Corps reports.
The U.S. I Marine Expeditionary Force, which is headquartered at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, has identified the missing Marine as Lance Cpl. Armando Ortiz Canseco, 21, of Minnesota.
Marine missing in Southern California waters, search efforts underway
Ortiz Canseco was declared dead on Saturday after days of search and rescue efforts.
The Marine was first reported missing from the USS Anchorage (LPD 23) off the coast of Southern California around 1:21 a.m. on Thursday during integrated training between the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, according to the Marine Corps…