Officials say the Australian army helicopter that crashed during a multinational exercise hit the water with a “catastrophic impact” and there is no chance its four crew members survived.
In this photo provided by the Australian Defence Force, navy sailors from HMAS Brisbane prepare to conduct search and rescue operations in the vicinity of Lindeman Island, Australia on Saturday, July 29, 2023, as part of a multi-national and multi-agency search and rescue effort following an Australian Army MRH-90 Taipan helicopter ditching in waters near the island.
Defense Minister Richard Marles said the search and rescue effort changed Monday to a victim recovery operation with no chance that Capt. Danniel Lyon, Lt. Maxwell Nugent, Warrant Officer Joseph Laycock or Cpl. Alexander Naggs had survived. Marles had said on Saturday the helicopter “ditched,” which refers to an emergency landing. But on Monday he would not rule our pilot error or disorientation in the dark causing the crash into the water. He urged against speculation about potential causes.“We will move through the process of putting the Black Hawks into service as quickly as we can ... and we will not be flying MRH90s until we understand what has happened,” Marles added.
Campbell thanked the United States and Canada for their help in the search and recovery efforts, which he said was “not an easy operation.”
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