A helicopter has crashed off the coast of the Bellarine Peninsula, south-west of Melbourne, with three people onboard.
Incident advice from Emergency Victoria showed 12 emergency services vehicles in attendance near the town of Ocean Grove.
Ambulance Victoria responded to reports of an aircraft incident in Point Lonsdale about 10.10am, a spokesperson said. “Paramedics are on scene working alongside our emergency services colleagues.”
A spokesperson for Victoria Police said the helicopter was reportedly seen crashing into water off Fellows Road just after 10am.
Footage provided to news channels appears to show the aircraft in water just off the coast.
“All three people managed to make it to shore and were located by passersby, who contacted emergency services,” police said in a statement.
“A yet to be formally identified male and female have been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries. A yet to be formally identified male has been taken by road to hospital with serious injuries.”
The exact circumstances surrounding the incident are yet to be determined, police said, and they would assist the Australian Transport Safety Bureau to investigate.
