- Sunday, 27 April 2025
Pilot killed in firefighting helicopter crash in South Korea
This file photo, provided by firefighting authorities in North Gyeongsang Province on March 24, 2025, shows a firefighting helicopter drawing water from a reservoir. (Yonhap)
By Kim Soo-yeon, DAEGU, April 6: 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 kilometres southeast of Seoul, at 3:41 p.m., according to firefighting authorities.
Yonhap
<p>Yonhap (South Korean news agency)</p>
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