Pilot killed as firefighting helicopter crashes in S.Korea

A firefighting helicopter with one pilot crashed on March 26 while battling a large wildfire in the southeastern county of Uiseong, killing the pilot, authorities said, Report informs via Yonhap.

The helicopter went down on a mountain in Uiseong, located about 180 kilometers southeast of Seoul, at 12:54 p.m., according to the Korea Forest Service.

The cause of the accident is under investigation, authorities said.