Pilot killed as firefighting helicopter crashes in South Korea

By Anadolu staff

ANKARA (AA) - A helicopter fighting a wildfire in the southeastern South Korean city of Daegu crashed on Sunday, killing the pilot aboard, Yonhap news reported, citing the fire service.

The helicopter went down on a mountain in a northwestern district of Daegu, about 230 kilometers (143 miles) southeast of Seoul, at 3.41 p.m. local time (0641GMT).

*Writing by Aamir Latif