3 dead in Marine helicopter crash in Australia during training exercises, officials say

The V-22 Osprey crashed carrying about 20 service members, officials said.

This photo shows a U.S. Marines MV-22B Osprey landing as part of a large-scale combined amphibious assault exercise on Friday, Aug. 25, 2023 at a naval base in San Antonio, Zambales.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. Five other service members were taken to the Royal Darwin Hospital in serious condition, the statement said.

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