A recovery operation is underway after a military crash on Melville Island, north of Darwin, that's killed three US marines. Authorities say the outcome could have been much worse.
In late July, four Australians were killed in a helicopter crash during a military exercise in far north Queensland.Three US Marines have died in a v-22 Osprey [[oss-pray]] aircraft crash on Melville Island, north of Darwin."Incredibly lucky - incredibly thankful - for a chopper that crashes and catches fire to have 20 marines that are surviving. I think that's an incredible outcome.
Northern Territory Chief Minister Natasha Fyles says rescue personnel did well to extract the injured from the scene because it happened at a remote location. US President Joe Biden and US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin have both offered their condolences, saying the Marines served their country with courage and pride.Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
"What will happen now is a number of investigations will be triggered with an accident of this kind, including I think from the United States. And we'll work with the US around the jurisdictional basis of those. But we really do need to allow those investigations to play out, to work out exactly what happened here.""The site has been secured with Defence and Northern Territory Police on Melville Island.
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