US Marine Helicopter With 21 On Board Crashes On North Korean Border

US Marine Helicopter With 21 On Board Crashes On North Korean Border As Rogue State Vows To Destroy South With 'Sledgehammer Blows' -- Daily Mail

* H-53 US Marine Sea Stallion came down in flames 55 miles northeast of Seoul
* All occupants survived, six injured, in what US described as a 'hard landing'
* N Korea demands S Korea apologise for anti-Pyongyang protests yesterday

A US Marine transport helicopter crashed near the North Korean border during exercises with South Korean forces as Pyongyang threatened to launch 'powerful sledge-hammer blows' against Seoul.

The H-53 US Marine Sea Stallion, which was carrying 21 US soldiers, came down in flames on a military shooting range 55 miles northeast of the South Korean capital, though the US military attempted to play down the crash, describing it as a 'hard landing'.

It said all its occupants survived, six of whom were taken to hospital where they remained in a 'stable condition'.

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More News ON The U.S. Marine Helicopter Crash Near The Korean DMZ

US military helicopter crashes near North Korean border during drill -- FOX News
U.S. helicopter makes hard landing, six in hospital -- UPI
Helicopter 'hard landing' near North Korea border injures 21 US military personnel -- NBC
Marine helicopter makes ‘hard landing’ in South Korea -- Marine Times
US helicopter crashes near North Korea border -- France 24
A US Marine Helicopter Has Crashed In South Korea -- Business Insider

My Comment: I should have covered this story earlier today .... considering how tense the Korean DMZ is .... this could have been a disaster. Talk about close calls.