Nov. 23, 2015 - 0:25 - Pilot and crewmember were killed when Apache helicopter went down
Two USA military personnel have been killed when their helicopter crashed outside South Korea's capital, Seoul. The police, military and firefighting authorities were investigating the cause of the incident. Two bodies, belonging to the pilot and another crew member, were recovered from the wreckage. Officials didn't immediately identify the victims. Their identities will not be let go until the subsequent of kin are notified.
Police said it caught fire after it crashed and burned badly, adding there are no other casualties or property damage. The line was found at the scene of the crash and the top of a nearby tower was damaged. Since it was a training mission, it is quite likely the pilot didn't see the power-lines before it was too late. The officials also said the helicopter might have first hit a steel tower that was quite near the crash site. According to a USA military spokesman, the helicopter which is believed to be an AH-64 Apache, crashed in the city of Wonju, 70 kilometers (42 miles) southeast of Seoul on Monday evening. The Korean Peninsula remains in a technical state of war because the 1950-1953 Korean War ended with an armistice, not a peace treaty. About 28,500 US troops are stationed in South Korea as deterrence against possible aggression from North Korea.
