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Forestry helicopter crash leaves one dead

By 양승진

Published : March 19, 2011 - 10:38

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   SEOSAN (Yonhap) -- A South Korean forestry helicopter crashed into a reservoir Sunday, leaving one crew member dead while two others were rescued, authorities said.

   The Korea Forest Service (KFS) chopper carrying three crew members crashed into a reservoir in Seosan, some 277 kilometers south of Seoul, at 6:47 a.m., a few minutes after taking off for an extinguishing operation in the nearby Mount Gaya region, they said.

It had been dispatched to dump water on a wildfire.

   Two pilots were rescued but a maintenance staff member was found dead around 9:07 a.m., police said.