US Marine Osprey crashes during drills in Australia

A US Marine Corps plane carrying 23 Marines crashed on a north Australian island on Sunday, killing at least three and badly injuring at least five, according to officials.

According to a Marines statement, the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey plane crashed at before 9:30 a.m., leaving three people confirmed dead on Melville Island and five others airlifted in serious condition 80 kilometers (50 miles) to Darwin, a city on the mainland, for hospital treatment. The statement added that the crash’s cause was being investigated and stated that recovery attempts were still in progress.

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Some of the other Marines were reportedly receiving treatment on the site earlier, according to Natasha Fyles, chief minister of the Northern Territory. To ensure that we can get individuals to treatment, Fyles stated, “We are working incredibly hard and as quickly as we can.”

The relatives of those killed and wounded were sent a message of sympathy by US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin.

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He stated on X, formerly known as Twitter, “These Marines served our country with courage and pride, and my thoughts and prayers are with their families today, along with the other soldiers who suffered injuries in the collision, and with the entire USMC family.”

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