South Korea plane crash: 179 presumed dead

South Korea plane crash: 179 presumed dead

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All but two people are presumed dead in a mass casualty event after a passenger jet carrying 181 people crashed at Muan airport in South Korea. Jeju Air flight 7C 2216 was carrying 175 passengers and six crew when the Boeing 737-800 crashed upon landing just after 9am local time on Sunday December 29 2024 (11am AEDT).

Horrific footage of the crash showed the plane sliding on its belly at high speed and veering off the edge of the runway before hitting an embankment and bursting into flames. The South Jeolla Fire Service have managed to rescue two people and believe everyone else on board is deceased, according to South Korean news organisation Yonhap.

If that proves to be true, that would tragically bring the death toll to 179 people. Two people survived the crash, according to emergency responders. They are male and female, and are both part of the plane’s crew.

At least 85 people have been confirmed dead so far, according to CNN. They have recovered the bodies of 39 males and 46 females, emergency responders told media. The plane was returning from Bangkok, Thailand. Most of the passengers are believed to be Koreans, except for two Thai nationals.

The crash is believed to have been caused by “contact with birds, resulting in malfunctioning landing gear” as the plane attempted to land at the airport in the country’s southwest, Yonhap reported.

Rescue authorities were evacuating passengers from the rear section of the jet. A photo showed the tail section of the jet engulfed in flames on what appeared to be the side of the runway, with firefighters and emergency vehicles nearby.

Two people were reportedly rescued from the plane, according to the fire department. Rescue workers were focusing on reaching people inside the tail section of the aircraft. A fire department official told CNN that the aeroplane had been “almost completely destroyed” by flames.

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