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Helicopter Crash Kills 5 Marines

Arirang News | July 18, 2018 10:22

Five people were killed when a Marine Corps helicopter crashed in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province on Tuesday.

According to the Defense Ministry, the amphibious chopper was on a test flight when it plunged to the ground from a height of 10 m.

Military personnel retrieve debris after a helicopter crashed in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province on Tuesday. /Yonhap

Five of the six people on board died at the scene, and the other was taken to a nearby hospital with injuries.

The military is investigating the cause of the accident.

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