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The search for the missing of the coast guard helicopter crash that occurred near Marado at dawn yesterday (8th) is still ongoing.
The cause of the accident is not yet known, but a full-scale investigation will be conducted after the helicopter is salvaged.
The first news, reporter Park Se-won reports.
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Coast Guard set off a flare in the accident area to search for the missing mechanic, 42-year-old Inspector Mo, and searched all night, but could not find it yet.
The Coast Guard and 12 naval ships, 7 aircraft, and 63 divers were deployed.
The helicopter crashed around 1:30 in the morning yesterday.
The helicopter was in support of the tugboat distress accident that occurred in the waters of Taiwan the morning of the morning, but it is known that it crashed less than a minute after taking off after completing the mission.
[Jesu Park / Head of Security and Safety Division, Jeju Regional Maritime Police Agency: After refueling jet fuel, it crashed into the sea right after takeoff to return to Jeju International Airport at 1:32 a.m. on the same day.]
Four Coast Guards were on board at the time of the accident .
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Among the four, the 51-year-old first officer Jeong Doo-hwan and the 28-year-old investigator Hwang Hyeon-jun were killed, and the 47-year-old captain Choi Mo was rescued with multiple fractures.
[Kim Jung-seok / Jeju Regional Trauma Center Emergency Department Chief: (Inspector Choi) has abrasions and some lacerations, and a slight fracture is suspected
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The Coast Guard said, "The exact cause of the accident will be investigated after the helicopter is salvaged."