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Rescue chopper with 7 onboard crashes in mountains in South Korea, no fatalities

By ANI | Updated: May 1, 2020 13:00 IST

A rescue helicopter with seven people on board, including a patient, crashed in mountains in South Korea on Friday, national media reported.

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A rescue helicopter with seven people on board, including a patient, crashed in mountains in South Korea on Friday, national media reported.

While the rescue workers did not sustain injuries as a result of the crash, the patient and a person accompanying the latter were rushed to a nearby hospital in a serious condition.

The aircraft crashed at about noon (3:00 GMT) not far from the peak of Jirisan Mountain in the southeastern province of Gyeongsangnam-do as it was returning from a rescue mission, carrying a patient with cardiac arrest, according to the YTN channel.

The helicopter did not explode. The chopper belonged to the provincial firefighting authorities. (Sputnik/)

( With inputs from ANI )

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