A South Korean military chopper involved in a joint military drill with U.S. Navy has crashed in waters off the nation’s east coast Monday night.
The Lynx combat helicopter carrying three pilots on board disappeared from radar at 8:57 p.m., eight minutes after takeoff, after sending a distress call. The exact cause of the crash has not been confirmed yet.
A search for the missing chopper by S. Korean and U.S. Navy is underway.
Update:
By Ko Dong-hwan
Parts of the military helicopter that crashed last night in waters off Korea’s eastern coast have been found, Navy officials said Tuesday.
They said wreckage from the Lynx combat helicopter ― including a door and a pilot’s helmet ― was recovered in last night’s search by the South Korean and U.S. navies.
The chopper had three pilots on board and was involved in a joint drill with the U.S. Navy when it disappeared from radar at 8:57 p.m. Monday, eight minutes after takeoff.
“The chopper sent a distress call four times while crashing,” one of the officials said Tuesday.
He said the helicopter crashed some 52 kilometers east of the city of Yangyang in Gangwon Province, which is “some distance from the Northern Limitation Line” that separates the two Koreas.
The cause of the crash has not yet been confirmed.
