Lieutenant-General Greg Bilton said a “further debris field” had been found in the sea near Hamilton Island that was consistent with a catastrophic, high-impact crash.
Human remains and parts of a cockpit have been found in the area where four army aircrew members died when their helicopter crashed last week off the Queensland coast.
Lieutenant-General Greg Bilton told reporters the search-and-recovery mission had identified a “further debris field” in the sea near Hamilton Island that was consistent with a catastrophic, high-impact crash. Lieutenant-General Greg Bilton said parts of the helicopter’s cockpit had been found, as well as unidentified human remains.“Sadly, I can confirm human remains have also been observed in this location by [a] remote underwater vehicle,” he said. “Due to the nature of the debris field, positive identification of the remains is unlikely to occur until we recover more of the wreckage.”
Warrant Officer Class 2 Joseph “Phil” Laycock, Corporal Alexander Naggs, Troop Commander Captain Daniel Lyon and Lieutenant Maxwell Nugent were on board the
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