‘We’ll Be Bringing Our Mates Home': 4 Confirmed Dead in Helicopter Crash

The four missing Australian Defence Force members in an army helicopter crash have been confirmed dead.
‘We’ll Be Bringing Our Mates Home': 4 Confirmed Dead in Helicopter Crash
Australian Army MRH-90 Taipan helicopters prepare to land at Townsville, during Exercise Brolga Run 23, in Australia, in May 10, 2023. LCPL Riley Blennerhassett/ADF via AP
Rebecca Zhu
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The four missing Australian Defence Force members in an army helicopter crash have been confirmed dead.

Captain Daniel Lyon, Lieutenant Maxwell Nugent, Warrant Officer Class Two Joseph Laycock, and Corporal Alexander Naggs were on board an MRH-90 Taipan helicopter on Friday evening when it went down into the waters off Queensland’s Hamilton Island. The men were from the Sixth Aviation Regiment based in Holsworthy Barracks in Sydney.