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Australian aircraft down off Fiji | Australian aircraft down off Fiji |
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One person has been killed and another is missing after an Australian Black Hawk helicopter crashed near the Pacific island of Fiji. | |
Six of the 10 crew were members of the elite Special Air Service Regiment (SAS), defence officials said. | |
The helicopter was operating off the HMAS Kanimbla warship, which was sent to the region earlier this month amid heightened tensions in Fiji. | The helicopter was operating off the HMAS Kanimbla warship, which was sent to the region earlier this month amid heightened tensions in Fiji. |
The helicopter crashed into the sea as it tried to land on the Kanimbla. | The helicopter crashed into the sea as it tried to land on the Kanimbla. |
Defence Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston said nine of the 10 crew on board were rescued, although one later died from his injuries. | |
Seven had suffered light injuries and were being treated on board the Kanimbla, he said. | |
Ships in the area are "continuing to search the area for the missing person,'' he added, giving no further details about the dead or missing soldiers. | |
The Kanimbla is one of three naval warships sent by Australia to be ready to evacuate citizens if fears of a coup in Fiji are realised. |
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