US Marine helicopter carrying 21 crashes near N.Korea border
From The Sun
Last Updated: 9:44 AM, April 16, 2013
Posted: 9:43 AM, April 16, 2013
AP
A firefighter tries to extinguish a U.S. Marine helicopter CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter after it crashed during an exercise called SsangYong, a Korean Marine Exchange Program and part of the Foal Eagle exercise in Chulwon, north of Seoul, South Korea,
A US military helicopter taking part in a training exercise has crashed near the North Korean border.
The aircraft, identified as a CH-53 US Marine helicopter, was carrying a total of 21 personnel during a joint South Korea-US drill but there are said to be no apparent casualties.
All were taken to hospital but 15 were quickly released. The remaining six are in stable condition.
A U.S. Navy CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter like the one that crashed yesterday near the North Korean border.
The "hard landing" happened in Cheolwon county, on the border with North Korea, a US official said.
An investigation is underway to determine the cause of the incident.
