Defence Force Chief Peter Cosgrove today confirmed that nine Australian military personnel, comprising six from the navy and three from the air force, had died in the Kanimbla helicopter crash.
Lieutenant General Cosgrove also confirmed at a press conference the dead were seven men and two women.
Four were air crew and the rest were medical relief specialists, he said.
He said early media reports of an army person being among the casualty list were incorrect.
Kanimbla's captain, Commander George McGuire, said two male personnel survived the crash and were undergoing surgery on board the Kanimbla after sustaining serious injuries.
"They are in a serious condition with leg fractures and other injuries," Cmdr McGuire said.
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So very sad.