Royal Navy crew member dies in training exercise | BBC News

Published: 05 September 2024
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A member of the British Royal Navy has died in a training exercise in the English Channel.

A helicopter ditched during night-flying exercises with an aircraft carrier near Dorset, the navy said.

There were no other fatalities or serious injuries, a spokesperson for the Royal Navy said.

UK Defence Secretary John Healey said the investigation into the accident has already started.

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