Ten soldiers plucked from sea after army helicopter crash near Jervis Bay

Two of the Taipan helicopter crew suffered minor injuries in crash off NSW during a counter-terror exercise

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Australian defence force personnel have been rescued after an army helicopter crashed into the ocean off the New South Wales south coast during a routine counter-terrorism training exercise.

The 10 soldiers were plucked from the water after the Army MRH-90 Taipan multi-role helicopter ditched into the water near Jervis Bay on Wednesday night.

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