Video: South Korean Navy Aircraft Crashes in Mountains Near Pohang, Rescue Operations Underway

A South Korean Navy patrol aircraft carrying four crew members crashed on Thursday afternoon, officials confirmed. According to Yonhap News Agency, the plane involved was a P-3 Orion, which went down around 1:50 pm local time.

Emergency responders, including rescue teams and fire trucks, were quickly dispatched to the crash site in Pohang, a city in the southeastern part of the country. Local residents reported seeing an unidentified object fall from the sky followed by an explosion, prompting the emergency response, according to the Associated Press.
 

Pohang’s Nambu police station confirmed that the incident involved a Navy patrol plane but did not immediately provide information on casualties or injuries.

Earlier reports from Yonhap indicated the aircraft crashed in the mountainous area along South Korea’s east coast. Witnesses at the scene reported seeing smoke rising from the crash site.