Good reason not to thoughtlessly regurgitate what the lazy media pump out. And I'd be very surprised if a member of the RACQ Rescue Helicopter crew thinks an R22 carries three people.
Is it so hard to corroborate even the most basic details??
A 10 second internet search (for those Ppruners in the Rotorheads forum that do not know what the most popular helicopter in the world looks like) will reveal all manner of interesting information.