3 bodies found at crash scene of chopper near Dokdo island
  • 4 years ago
독도 헬기 추락 현장서 시신 3구 발견 "잠수사들이 인양 中

Over in Korea, rescue workers found three bodies believed to be among the seven missing people aboard a chopper... that crashed near the Dokdo islets in the East Sea on Thursday.
In the early morning hours, the Coast Guard deployed an unmanned undersea vehicle from a Navy submarine salvage ship... to search the interior of the sunken chopper.
Two bodies were found outside of the chopper and one inside.
Some 50 divers have begun operations to recover the bodies and search the waters.
A total of 18 ships, including five Navy and five Coast Guard vessels,... were dispatched to the scene to search the area.
Authorities are now planning more specific measures,... to search for others who remain missing and to raise the chopper to the surface.
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