Helicopter crashes in South Korea

Seoul, The Gulf Observer: A civilian helicopter crashed on a hillside in Yeongwol, Gangwon Province of South Korea at 7:46 a.m. on Wednesday. There were two passengers inside, and both of them were found in cardiac arrest.

Police presume that the helicopter crashed after being caught on power cables while carrying a wire for the construction of a transmission tower. No secondary damage such as fire caused by the crash was detected.

Police and fire authorities are looking into the personal information of the two passengers and working to determine the exact cause of the accident.