South Korean navy patrol plane crashes in country’s south, killing 4
- A South Korean Navy P-3C patrol plane crashed during a training flight in Pohang on Thursday, May 29, 2025.
- The plane departed from its base in southeastern Pohang at 1:43 p.m. But crashed shortly after for reasons that remain unclear.
- The plane carried four crew members, and local reports noted an explosion and fire near a hill close to an apartment complex.
- Navy officer Cho Young-sang stated that workers discovered two bodies and were getting ready to move them to a nearby hospital while continuing the search for others.
- The navy formed a special team to look into the cause of the crash, halted all P-3 flights temporarily, and confirmed that no immediate civilian injuries on the ground were reported.
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An emergency office in Pohang said that rescuers and fire trucks were dispatched to the P3-C Orion crash site after receiving reports from residents that an aircraft crashed on a hill near an apartment complex and caused a fire.
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