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UPDATE: SEARCH UNDERWAY TO FIND MISSING HELICOPTER
The Australian Maritime and Safety Authority is co-ordinating an operation to find a helicopter that went missing between Tamworth and Sydney.
The EC135 took off from Breeza on Saturday evening and was headed for Mona Vale in Sydney’s north.
The helicopter, with three people on board, hasn’t been heard from since.
No mayday call or emergency beacon signal has been detected.
AMSA officers were notified this morning.
Rescuers, which includes the Westpac Rescue Helicopter, have picked up a ping from a telephone and are searching between the Hunter Valley and Sydney.
Seven helicopters are expected to join the search effort this afternoon.
More to come.
