SEOUL: A pilot was killed on Wednesday as a firefighting helicopter crashed in South Korea’s southeastern area while combating deadly wildfires, according to Yonhap news agency.

The helicopter crashed at about 12:54 p.m. local time (0354 GMT) on a hill in Uiseong, about 180 km southeast of the capital Seoul, while working to extinguish forest fires.

The pilot was found deadThe cause of the accident was under investigation.-Xinhua