5 Killed in Helicopter Crash in South Korea’s Yangyang
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The helicopter, an S-58T which was jointly leased by the local governments of Sokcho, Goseong and Yangyang, crashed when conducting activities against forest fires.
Identification of the victims was underway, as officials had initially presumed only the two people on board — a 71-year-old pilot and a 54-year-old mechanic — had been killed, Yonhap News Agency reported.
The helicopter made by US helicopter manufacturer Sikorsky was smashed into pieces and burst into flames, but the fire is unlikely to spread, as it has mostly been put out, they said.
“We can see that the two passengers were killed in the helicopter’s body, but it’s difficult to reach them because the fire is being put out and the possibility of additional explosions exists,” said one fire official.
The fire authorities have deployed one chopper, 28 pieces of equipment and 114 personnel, including first responders, to the scene.
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