Today (1st), at about noon, a firefighting helicopter that was rescued near the top of Cheonwangbong in Jirisan, Sancheong-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do crashed, killing 2 people and injuring 5 people.

The accident helicopter was previously requested to rescue a mountain accident at about 11:30 am and headed for about 400m from the Cheonwangbong Peak in Jirisan to the direction of Beopgyesa Temple.

The helicopter floated low in the air and tried to rescue the cardiac arrest patient.

After the patient was lifted, the helicopter suddenly crashed nearby during the rescue of the guardian, and the guardian was injured in the process.

The patient and guardian were rushed to a nearby hospital, but died.

It was reported that five people, including a captain, a mechanic, and a rescue team member, were not injured because the height of the crash was not high.

Fire departments are rectifying the site and investigating the exact cause of the crash.

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