Airplane accident
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Event title
South Korea - South Korea firefighting helicopter crashes, killing pilot
Source
Severity
High
Event date (UTC)
2025-03-26 06:09:30
Last update (UTC)
2025-03-26 06:09:30
Area range
Local event
Address/Affected area(s)
Uiseong-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do
A helicopter fighting deadly wildfires in South Korea crashed Wednesday, killing the pilot, the fire department told AFP, as officials race to bring the massive blazes under control."A helicopter putting out the wildfire crashed in a mountain area in Uiseong County," an official with the Gyeongbuk Fire Service said. "We have been told that there was one pilot who was declared dead at the scene."