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Copter Crashes in Search for Korean Ferry Victims Copter Crashes After Search for Korean Ferry Victims
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SEOUL, South Korea — A fire department helicopter returning from a search for victims from the April ferry sinking that left hundreds of South Koreans dead crashed Thursday morning in the city of Gwangju, killing all five people on board.SEOUL, South Korea — A fire department helicopter returning from a search for victims from the April ferry sinking that left hundreds of South Koreans dead crashed Thursday morning in the city of Gwangju, killing all five people on board.
The helicopter crew, from the fire department of Gangwon Province in the northeast, had joined a search in southwestern South Korean waters for 11 victims still missing from the April 16 sinking of the Sewol ferry, which killed more than 290 people, most of them high school students. Many provincial emergency services departments have contributed personnel and equipment for the search effort.The helicopter crew, from the fire department of Gangwon Province in the northeast, had joined a search in southwestern South Korean waters for 11 victims still missing from the April 16 sinking of the Sewol ferry, which killed more than 290 people, most of them high school students. Many provincial emergency services departments have contributed personnel and equipment for the search effort.
The helicopter crew had joined the search Monday; on Thursday it ended its mission early because of rain and poor visibility, and it had begun the trip home when it crashed in Gwangju, a southwestern city of about 1.5 million.The helicopter crew had joined the search Monday; on Thursday it ended its mission early because of rain and poor visibility, and it had begun the trip home when it crashed in Gwangju, a southwestern city of about 1.5 million.
Officials at the National Emergency Management Agency said the helicopter crashed near an apartment complex. A high school student waiting for a bus was lightly injured by shrapnel, but no one on the ground was killed, officials said.Officials at the National Emergency Management Agency said the helicopter crashed near an apartment complex. A high school student waiting for a bus was lightly injured by shrapnel, but no one on the ground was killed, officials said.
The cause of the crash was not immediately known. The South Korean news media showed images of the helicopter in pieces and in flames.The cause of the crash was not immediately known. The South Korean news media showed images of the helicopter in pieces and in flames.
The sinking of the Sewol caused sorrow and outrage across South Korea, with the government accused of botching the rescue effort and criticized for allowing the ferry to travel with too much cargo, inadequately secured. Fifteen members of the ferry’s crew, who left the ship while passengers were still aboard, are on trial in Gwangju, facing charges including murder and negligence.The sinking of the Sewol caused sorrow and outrage across South Korea, with the government accused of botching the rescue effort and criticized for allowing the ferry to travel with too much cargo, inadequately secured. Fifteen members of the ferry’s crew, who left the ship while passengers were still aboard, are on trial in Gwangju, facing charges including murder and negligence.