▲ An AH-1S Cobra helicopter (Yonhap)

(2nd LD) military helicopter-crash

(2nd LD) 2 in cardiac arrest after military helicopter crash in Gapyeong County

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GAPYEONG, South Korea, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- Two soldiers were rushed to hospitals in a state of cardiac arrest Monday after a military helicopter crash in a northern county, officials said.

The AH-1S Cobra helicopter of the Army's 15th Aviation Group went down at 11:04 a.m. in Gapyeong County, about 55 kilometers northeast of Seoul, after taking off at 9:45 a.m. for flight training, leaving the two on board in critical condition.

The two warrant officers have been moved to hospitals in the northern city of Pocheon and the neighboring city of Namyangju, respectively.

Authorities said the incident did not involve any fires or explosions. They plan to investigate the exact cause of the crash.

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