Four people were on board the helicopter when it went down at about 10.30pm on Friday
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An Australian army helicopter has crashed into waters off Hamilton Island in Queensland during joint military exercises.
Four people were on board the MRH90 helicopter when it went down at about 10.30pm on Friday, the defence minister, Richard Marles, confirmed.
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