A military helicopter has crashed into the ocean off Hamilton Island overnight, with the four people on board believed to be dead.
The helicopter was involved in Operation Talisman Sabre exercises and was engaging in a two-helicopter mission when it"ditched in waters close to Hamilton Island", Defence Minister Richard Marles told reporters on Saturday morning.
A military helicopter crashed off Hamilton Island on Friday night with four people on board. Photo: supplied"Our thoughts and our hopes are very much with the aircrew and their families. Our hopes are very much with the efforts of the search and rescue crews as they go about their work right now," he said.
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