Joshua Nathan Porter

Update On The Search For Trooper Joshua PorterScoop: Update On The Search For Trooper Joshua Porter
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Update On The Search For Trooper Joshua Porter
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Update On The Search For Trooper Joshua Porter
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Update On The Search For Trooper Joshua Nathan Noel Porter:

On 29 Nov 06, while HMAS Kanimbla was operating near Fiji, a Blackhawk helicopter from 171 Aviation Squadron, carrying four crew and six soldiers from the Special Air Service Regiment (SASR) crashed and sank in 2300 meters of water.Nine personnel were recovered and Search and Rescue (SAR) operations commenced immediately for the missing soldier, Trooper Joshua Porter.

Since the crash of the Blackhawk on 29 Nov 06, the ADF has conducted an extensive search for Trooper Porter.
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By 4pm today, Sunday 3 December 2006, Trooper Porter had been missing for more than 96 hours.Given the prevailing weather conditions and based on the assumption that Trooper Porter escaped the aircraft and was wearing an inflated life jacket, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AAMSA) Search and Rescue (SAR) Branch advises that this is the extreme range of predicted survivability for Trooper Porter.If the flotation device did not inflate, he is unlikely to have survived beyond 36 hours.

As such, it is with great regret that Trooper Porter was declared missing presumed dead at 4pm this afternoon.Our sympathies go to all of Trooper Porter,s family.ADVERTISEMENT

Defence will continue searching for Trooper Porter,s body.

Overview of ADF search for Trooper Joshua Porter
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Australia - Update On The Search For Trooper Joshua Porter

Update On The Search For Trooper Joshua Porter - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
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Update On The Search For Trooper Joshua PorterScoop.co.nz (press release), New Zealand - Dec 3, 2006