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A MEMBER of the Royal Navy has died after a helicopter crashed into the English Channel.
The Merlin helicopter had been carrying a training exercise with HMS Queen Elizabeth off the coast of Dorset last night.
AlamyA Royal Navy Merlin helicopter[/caption]But the chopper crashed into the sea during the exercise, the Ministry of Defence has said.
There were no other fatalities or injuries, it is understood.
A Royal Navy spokesperson says...