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Pilot killed as firefighting helicopter crashes in South Korea
The Star
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3/26/2025
A firefighting helicopter with one pilot crashed while battling forest fires in South Korea’s southeastern Uiseong County on Wednesday (March 26). The 73-year-old pilot was pronounced dead at the scene.
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A firefighting helicopter with one pilot crashed while battling forest fires in South Korea's
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southeastern Wiseong County on Wednesday.
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Reports said the helicopter went down on a mountain at around 12.54pm.
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The 73-year-old pilot was pronounced dead at the scene.
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An eyewitness gave his account of the incident.
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Following the crash, the Korea Forest Service temporarily grounded all firefighting helicopters,
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resuming operations at 3.30pm.
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The helicopters had been deployed to combat wildfires that have been burning since last
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Friday.
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At least 19 people have died in the fires, with thousands of firefighters deployed and
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aided by the military in a bid to contain one of the country's worst forest fires in
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decades.
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