Royal Navy service member dies after helicopter ditches in English Channel

A member of the Royal Navy has died after a helicopter ditched while conducting night-flying exercises with HMS Queen Elizabeth.

The navy said: "It is with great sadness that we must report a member of the Royal Navy has died following a training incident last night.

"Our thoughts are with the family - who have been informed, and all those affected at this sad time. A full investigation will take place."

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[mogznwaz]

Deepest sympathies to his family for their loss - and to us for our loss of a patriotic serviceman

[dougseivwright]

RIP. Shows the skill and dedication required to be a naval aviator.

[petebraven]

Bloody tragic. Essential training with terrible consequences. R. I. P Sir.

[ryanbluer]

My thoughts and prayers go out to the family of the brave sailor that has lost his life in these terrible and tragic accident

[fordpopular]

I remember in the early 1960s.... night flying at sea with 848 Sqn helicopters would take off over the South China Sea in pitch blackness, fly away from the ship which only had deck landing lights on, then turn back to the Carrier HMS BULWARK and land, the Marines couldn't wait to get their feet back on TERRA SYMPATHY TO THE LOST CREW MEMBER AND HIS

[bestcyborg]

I am sure the service member died... But not near the home shores. Come on, Sky News. Don't be coy.

[marshjj]

Rest in peace I hope his family are paid compensation for his service.

[colingreen]

Who cares what Starmer has to say? He only repeats what others have told him to say. He doesn’t actually give a dam.

[macca]

Rest in peace. Condolences to their family and friends. I'm sorry for your loss. God Bless

[AvicSubfusca]

Condolences to his family. Rest in Peace. 🙏🏻

[Mus-Doc]

We don't care. The UK armed forces have been assisting the US in many "missions" in Iraq Afghanistan Syria etc. where hundreds of thousands of innocent people have died.

[teamgaming]

R.i.P pilot... I guess they collided and both ended in the water?

[richardcummins]

Another totally NOTHING story. The ONLY reason SLY NEWS comments section is open. 😂😂

[andynjw]

Fair winds and following seas brother 🙏

[richardmarsden]

Emergency Flotation System (EFS) worked or failed?

[Andrew-cvgv]

They have navy in the channel but can't stop dinghies 😅

[CountDuckEgg]

Fake story. He died in Poltava along with Swedish instructors and dozens of Ukrainian soldiers.

[Chris-xl]

Victim? If I crashed my car, would I be a victim???? Plagiarism, propaganda and non talk.
Last 10 secs makes it sound like they were on operations. Not training.

[TheLastCrumb.]

I wonder how quick they'll replace that merlin

[eren]

Helicopters seem to just fall out of the sky constantly, why would anyone ever get in one