A Marine Corps KC-130, or similar variant of aircraft, crashed in Western Mississippi on Monday night, killing as many as 16 people.

Frank Randle, director of emergency management for LeFlore County, told reporters that 16 bodies have been removed from the crash site that spans over five miles.  The United States Marine Corps has not yet made any public statements regarding the number of crew aboard the aircraft or if any passengers may have been on board.  A source close to the incident told SOFREP that the aircraft was manned with active duty Marines, though he could not confirm whether or not any other passengers may have been involved.

The Marine Corps Twitter account issued a brief statement on Monday night, saying only that a “KC-130 experienced a mishap the evening of July 10,” and that more information would be released when available.

Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (EMA) Director Lee Smithson told the media that the crash occurred in a soybean field on the Leflore-Sunflower county line, which is made up of rural woods and fields with dense underbrush.