(Brisbane Comprehensive) The Australian Ministry of Defense confirmed that an Australian military helicopter participating in a multi -country military exercise fell into the Pacific Ocean during the exercise, and the four people's whereabouts were unknown.
The accident occurred at about 10:30 pm on Friday (July 28). A "MRH-90 Taipan Snake" helicopter fell into the sea near the waters near Lindman Island, Queensland.The missing crew comes from the 6th Aviation Regiment of the Australian Army.
This helicopter was performing a night mission at the time, which was one of the joint military exercises held by 13 countries such as Australia and the United States and Canada.Military exercises have been announced.
Australian Sky News reported that the Air Force and Navy of Australia, the United States and Canada dispatched about 800 aircraft and ships to launch search and rescue operations.As of the evening of Saturday (29th), the staff on the machine had not been found.
Australian police said at a press conference on Saturday that the official found part of the wreckage of suspected helicopters in the seas of the crash.
The director of the joint military exercise Hill Jun revealed that the official has notified the family members of the missing persons.As a preventive measure, the Australian military has suspended all the MRH-90 fleet operations.
