All 179 victims of South Korea plane crash found
Photo: the bodies of all 179 victims of the plane crash were found in South Korea (x.com)
In South Korea, the bodies of all victims of the plane crash at Muan Airport have been found. The crash resulted in the deaths of 179 people, informs Yonhap.
The crash occurred around 9:07 AM local time. By the evening, the bodies of 179 people were found at the scene of the tragedy. Only two individuals on board survived the plane crash.
In total, there were 181 people on board flight 7C2216 of Jeju Air, including 175 passengers, 4 crew members, and 2 pilots.
The crash of the Jeju Air passenger plane has become the deadliest air disaster in South Korea.
Previously, the deadliest crash was the Asiana Haenam disaster in 1993, which resulted in 66 fatalities. The scale of today’s tragedy is nearly three times larger.
South Korea plane crash
On Sunday, December 29, a Boeing 737-800 passenger plane of Jeju Air, operating flight 7C2216, crashed at Muan Airport in South Korea. The plane was flying from Bangkok, with most of the passengers being South Korean nationals.
The plane was unable to deploy its landing gear and skidded off the runway, crashing into the outer wall of the airport and catching fire. The preliminary cause of the failure is attributed to landing gear malfunction caused by a bird strike.
For more details on the massive air disaster in South Korea, read the full report from RBC-Ukraine.
