South Korea’s Navy Patrol Aircraft Crash Claims Four Lives
(MENAFN) A navy patrol plane crashed into a mountain in southeastern South Korea on Thursday, resulting in the deaths of all four uniformed personnel onboard, according to a local news agency.
Authorities recovered the bodies of the victims, which included two commissioned officers and two non-commissioned officers. Some remains showed damage caused by the impact and a subsequent fire.
The crash occurred near Pohang city at approximately 1:50 p.m. local time (0450 GMT). Following the accident, eyewitnesses in the area reported seeing smoke billowing from the mountain.
The downed aircraft was one of eight P-3CK patrol planes currently operating between Pohang and Jeju.
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