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| ▲ Military personnel examine the site of an AH-1S Cobra helicopter crash in Gapyeong, northeast of Seoul, on Feb. 9, 2026, which killed two soldiers on a flight training mission. (Yonhap) |
Army-helicopter crash
Army recognizes soldiers who died in helicopter crash as being killed in line of duty
SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- The Army said Tuesday it has decided to recognize two soldiers who died in a military helicopter crash as having been killed in the line of duty and plans to hold a funeral for them.
On Monday, an AH-1S Cobra helicopter carrying two Army warrant officers fatally crashed in Gapyeong, about 55 kilometers northeast of Seoul, during flight training.
"The Army honors the noble devotion of fellow soldiers killed in the line of duty and expresses deep condolences to their bereaved family," the armed service said in a notice to reporters following a committee meeting to determine whether to recognize the accident as a line-of-duty death.
A funeral ceremony for the two warrant officers -- who were each in their 30s and 50s -- will take place at a military hospital Thursday, presided over by the Army chief of staff, it said.
Following the accident, the Army has grounded all AH-1S helicopters and launched an investigative committee to determine the exact cause of the crash.
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