South Korea firefighting helicopter crashes, pilot dead, Yonhap reports

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Pilot Dies After His Helicopter Crashes While Extinguishing Fire in South Korea

SEOUL, South Korea—A helicopter crashed during an operation to extinguish a fire in southeastern South Korea on Sunday, killing its pilot, the local fire agency said. A local fire office said that the fire at the hill in the city of Daegu had been put out about one hour after it had broken out. The identity of the pilot and the cause of the crash weren’t immediately known. The southeastern regions in South Korea suffered last month the worst-eve…

S.Korea Firefighting Helicopter Crashes, Pilot Dead, Yonhap Reports

South Korea firefighting helicopter crashes, pilot dead, Yonhap reports

A firefighting helicopter in South Korea crashed on Sunday, killing its pilot, Yonhap News Agency reported.

Pilot killed in firefighting helicopter crash in Daegu

A firefighting helicopter crashed Sunday while battling a wildfire in the southeastern city of Daegu, killing the pilot aboard, the fire service said. The helicopter went down on a mountain in a northwestern district of Daegu, about 230 kilometers southeast of Seoul, at 3:41 p.m., according to firefighting authorities. The helicopter had been deployed to help extinguish a fire in the Seobyeon-dong area, which had erupted earlier that afternoon. …

South Korean pilot killed in firefighting helicopter crash: Yonhap

SEOUL: A pilot in a firefighting helicopter crashed and died while battling a mountain blaze in the South Korean city of Daegu on Sunday (Apr 6), according to media reports. The incident comes after the country experienced its worst wildfires on record last month, which killed 30 people and burned more tha