At approximately 10:50 am on the 27th, a forest firefighting helicopter crashed near Myeongju Temple in Eoseongjeon-ri, Hyeonbuk-myeon, Yangyang-gun, Gangwon-do.
It is said that the helicopter that crashed was a rental helicopter, with two people on board.
The fire department plans to carry out the rescue operation by injecting manpower such as two fire fighting helicopters, a rescue team, a containment team, and an emergency evacuation team.
A firefighting official said, “Right now, the helicopter is in pieces and smoke is leaking along with the fire, so firefighting personnel are being put in to rescue.”