Navy helicopters visit islands for training

Two Royal Navy Merlin Mk4 helicopters from the 846 Naval Air Squadron visited the Channel Islands this week

Two Royal Navy helicopters have visited Jersey, Guernsey and Sark for an emergency planning exercise.

One of the MK4 helicopters - from 846 Naval Air Squadron - landed at Grainville School earlier, with the Jersey Field Squadron given an opportunity for troop training, officials said.

The other aircraft landed at Port Soif sports field in Guernsey, the States of Guernsey said.

The helicopter then left for Sark and will return to Guernsey on Saturday for final exercises over the south-west of the island until 14:30 BST.

The helicopter that visited Guernsey left for Sark for another set of training exercises

Kevin Murphy, emergency planning officer for the Channel Islands, said: "This visit to the Channel Islands is a great training opportunity for the aircraft crews."

Owners of pets and livestock were asked to be aware of potential downdraft and noise caused by the helicopters.