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Korea Herald
14 hours ago
- Korea Herald
Police to look into death of infant born aboard flight from the Philippines
A baby boy born Sunday aboard a plane headed to Incheon from the Philippines has died, according to the Incheon International Airport Police Corps. The 119 emergency operators received a report at around 6:44 a.m. that a baby born inside the plane was not breathing. The child's heart had stopped by the time emergency workers arrived, and he was pronounced dead after being taken to a nearby hospital. The mother, a Filipino woman in her 30s, was on board with her husband, her mother-in-law, and her daughter, all nationals of the Philippines. The Jeju Air flight from Clark International Airport was set to land at Incheon at around 6:21 a.m. The airport police at Incheon said they would investigate the matter, including how the boy came to be born aboard a plane and how he died. The police said they have jurisdiction in the case as it occurred inside an aircraft registered and flagged in Korea. International agreements permit varying degrees of jurisdiction over nationally flagged vessels, known as flag state jurisdiction.
The Star
14 hours ago
- The Star
South Korean police looking into death of newborn baby on flight from Philippines to Incheon
SEOUL: The South Korean police are investigating the death of a newborn baby on a flight from the Philippines to Incheon, reported The Korea Herald, citing Korean news agency Yonhap. The infant was reportedly born aboard the Jeju Air plane, which touched down at the Incheon International Airport at 6.21am (5.21am Singapore time) on June 1. South Korean authorities received a report at 6.44am that a baby aboard a plane was not breathing. The infant was taken to a hospital while in cardiac arrest, but was subsequently pronounced dead. The police are investigating the case, and the child's mother was said to be a Philippine national in her 30s, Yonhap reported. - The Straits Times/ANN
Leader Live
3 days ago
- General
- Leader Live
Four killed in South Korean navy patrol plane crash
The P-3 patrol plane took off from its base in the city of Pohang at 1.43pm and crashed due to unknown reasons, the navy said in a statement. It said it had identified the bodies of the four crew members and was in the process of recovering them. There were no immediate reports of civilian casualties on the ground. The navy set up a task force to investigate the crash and temporarily grounded its P-3s. An emergency office in Pohang said that rescuers and fire trucks were dispatched to the site after receiving reports from residents that an aircraft crashed on a hill near a block of flats and caused a fire. Photos showed firefighters and emergency vehicles near the crash site with flames as smoke engulfed trees. Fire crews sprayed water on what appeared to be the aircraft debris. In December, a Jeju Air passenger plane crashed at Muan International Airport in southern South Korea, killing all but two of the 181 people on board.
Express Tribune
3 days ago
- General
- Express Tribune
Four dead as South Korean navy plane crashes during training flight
Listen to article A South Korean Navy aircraft crashed during a routine training mission on Thursday, killing all four crew members aboard, military officials have confirmed. The P-3 maritime patrol plane, which took off from its base in the southeastern port city of Pohang at 13:43 local time, went down shortly thereafter for reasons that remain unknown, the Navy said in an official statement. Emergency responders, including firefighters and rescue teams, were dispatched to the scene after local residents reported an aircraft crashing into a hillside near a residential apartment complex. The impact sparked a fire, which was later contained by crews at the site. Dramatic images from the scene showed smouldering wreckage amid scorched trees as emergency workers sprayed water over the debris. Authorities confirmed that all four crew members were found dead and that recovery operations were underway. No civilian casualties have been reported. In response to the crash, the Navy has established a dedicated task force to investigate the incident and has temporarily grounded all P-3 aircraft as a precaution. This latest tragedy comes just months after a deadly commercial aviation disaster in December, when a Jeju Air passenger jet crashed while attempting to land at Muan International Airport, resulting in 179 fatalities. That incident remains one of the worst air disasters in South Korea's history. The South Korean Navy operates a fleet of P-3 aircraft primarily for maritime surveillance and anti-submarine warfare. Investigators are now working to determine what caused the aircraft to go down in what was expected to be a routine operation.
North Wales Chronicle
3 days ago
- General
- North Wales Chronicle
Four killed in South Korean navy patrol plane crash
The P-3 patrol plane took off from its base in the city of Pohang at 1.43pm and crashed due to unknown reasons, the navy said in a statement. It said it had identified the bodies of the four crew members and was in the process of recovering them. There were no immediate reports of civilian casualties on the ground. The navy set up a task force to investigate the crash and temporarily grounded its P-3s. An emergency office in Pohang said that rescuers and fire trucks were dispatched to the site after receiving reports from residents that an aircraft crashed on a hill near a block of flats and caused a fire. Photos showed firefighters and emergency vehicles near the crash site with flames as smoke engulfed trees. Fire crews sprayed water on what appeared to be the aircraft debris. In December, a Jeju Air passenger plane crashed at Muan International Airport in southern South Korea, killing all but two of the 181 people on board.
