Jeju Marado Sea Coast Guard Helicopter Crash... 2 Dead, 1 Missing

On the morning of the 8th, a helicopter (S-92) belonging to the Aviation Unit of the Southern Sea Coast Guard Agency crashed off Marado, Jeju, and the Coast Guard is conducting a search for the missing.
[Photo by Jeju Maritime Police Agency]

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] A maritime police helicopter crashed near Marado Island, Jeju, resulting in the deaths of two crew members, including the co-pilot, and one person missing.

According to the Korea Coast Guard on the 8th, at around 1:32 a.m. that day, a helicopter (S-92) belonging to the Aviation Unit of the Southern Sea Regional Coast Guard crashed 360 km southwest of Marado, Daejeong-eup, Seogwipo City, Jeju.

Among the four crew members on board, co-pilot Jeong Mo (51), a lieutenant, and electronic warfare operator Hwang Mo (28), a sergeant, died, and mechanic Cha Mo (42), a sergeant, went missing.

The pilot, Choi Mo (47), a police captain, was rescued by the nearby Coast Guard patrol vessel 3012 and is reported to be in stable condition.

The helicopter took off after dropping six rescue personnel onto the patrol vessel 3012 near Marado and was heading back to Busan when it crashed. At the time, the patrol vessel 3012 was en route to search for the 'Gyoto 1,' which had reported distress in Taiwanese waters the previous day.

The Coast Guard is conducting a search for the missing aviation unit crew members using seven Coast Guard patrol vessels, six naval ships and Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries fishery guidance vessels, and four civilian fishing boats around the helicopter crash site.

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