Military helicopter crashes in waters off east coast

By Park Si-soo

A South Korean military chopper involved in a joint military drill with U.S. Navy has crashed in waters off the nation’s east coast Monday night.

The Lynx combat helicopter carrying three pilots on board disappeared from radar at 8:57 p.m., eight minutes after takeoff, after sending a distress call. The exact cause of the crash has not been confirmed yet.

A search for the missing chopper by S. Korean and U.S. Navy is underway.