Relatives of two men involved in a fatal helicopter crash in central Queensland have travelled to Rockhampton.
Two men were killed and a third was injured when the chopper, from a North Queensland charter company, crashed in dense bushland at Shoalwater Bay, near Rockhampton, around midday (AEST) on Thursday.
Police say they've identified the bodies of the two men but have not released their names.
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The 50-year-old survivor is in Rockhampton Hospital with serious injuries.
ABC Radio says the survivor and one of the men who died worked for a defence contractor based in Canberra.
They were conducting maintenance patrols of communications towers when the helicopter crashed.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has now taken control of the crash site.
