One dead, one missing after helicopter crashes

Australia’s army chief said one soldier was killed and another was missing and presumed dead after an army Black Hawk helicopter crashed off Fiji, where the navy was positioned to evacuate Australians in the event of a coup.

Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston said the Blackhawk was carrying 10 personnel when the aircraft crashed into the landing deck of the Australian ship, HMAS Kanimbla, and rolled into the sea.