At least three U.S. military personnel were killed on Sunday when a Marine helicopter crashed during a training exercise off the northern coast of Australia, U.S. officials said. The Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey was carrying 23 service members when it went down at about 9:30 a.m. near the Tiwi Islands, in the Northern Territory of Australia, officials with the Marine Rotational Force-Darwin said in a statement. PHOTO: This picture shows a general view of the Emergency & Trauma Center of the Royal Darwin Hospital in Darwin on August 27, 2023. The Osprey had been transporting troops as part of a "routine training exercise" in support of Exercise Predators Run, a joint military exercise, officials said. 3 dead as Marine helicopter crashes in Australia during training, officials say originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

Source: ABC News August 27, 2023 08:52 UTC