![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/four-feared-dead-as-helicopter-plunges-into-the-sea/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/newspress-collage-23241858-1690580819540.jpg&description=Breaking CHOPPER TRAGEDY Published : 22:44, 28 Jul 2023 Updated : 22:52, 28 Jul 2023 FOUR people are feared dead after a military helicopter smashed into the sea in Australia. The incident happened during Exercise Talisman Sabre - Australia's largest joint military exercise with United States. 1 A search and rescue operation is underway after the chopper crashed into the sea Credit: Facebook It is understood the chopper crashed into the ocean off Hamilton Island in the Whitsundays with four people on board at about 11pm on Friday night. It is not yet clear whether the helicopter was Australian or American. Launched in 2005, Talisman Sabre is a joint military exercise between Australia and the US. But it has expanded to 13 nations this year - involving 30,000 military personnel. "It's going to be the most significant logistics exercise that we will see between Australia and the United States in Australia since the Second World War," deputy prime minister Richard Marles said last week. THIS IS A DEVELOPING STORY... The Sun is your go to destination for the best celebrity news, football news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video. Download our fantastic, new and improved free App for the best ever Sun Online experience. For iPhone click here , for Android click here . Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TheSun and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSun .){kind=link}
FOUR people are feared dead after a military helicopter smashed into the sea in Australia.
The incident happened during Exercise Talisman Sabre – Australia’s largest joint military exercise with United States.
It’s understood the chopper crashed into the ocean off Hamilton Island in the Whitsundays with four people on board at about 11pm on Friday night.
The chopper is an Australian Defences Force aircraft, the ABC reports.
The wreckage was reportedly recovered south of Hamilton Island – but search and rescue teams are still searching for four passengers.