The identities of two women among the five who died in the crash of a rental helicopter in Yangyang, Gangwon-do were confirmed through fingerprint identification.
According to Gangwon-do and the police, the two women were identified as 56-year-old A and 53-year-old B, who live in Gyeonggi-do.
The police identified the identities of the two by taking fingerprints from the car of Mr. C, a 54-year-old mechanic who was on the helicopter at the time of the accident.
However, the police plan to check the relationship after watching the DNA emergency analysis results of the National Institute of Scientific Investigation, keeping in mind the possibility that the passengers may have changed after takeoff.
As the two dead women were found to be actually Mr. A and Mr. B, Yangyang-gun has selected 5 dedicated public officials for the families of the 5 deceased and supported them with a place to stay.
The police and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Air and Rail Accident Investigation Committee will soon explain the circumstances of the accident and the progress of the investigation and investigation to the bereaved family.
It is known that the helicopter rental company and the bereaved family are negotiating over compensation.
Most of the bereaved families want the body returned to their hometown as soon as it is identified, but the accident investigation committee will conduct an autopsy to determine whether the body was under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
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