A U.S. military helicopter crashed in South Korea on Monday, killing two people, military officials said.
The AH-64 Apache helicopter crashed on a road in the county of Wonju in Gangwon province, roughly 80 miles east of the country's capital, Seoul, a local official said on the condition of anonymity, according to Reuters.
Two bodies, belonging to the pilot and another crew member, were recovered from the wreckage. However, officials have been unable to confirm their identities thus far.
Other unidentified officials were cited by South Korea's Yonhap news agency as saying that the helicopter is believed to have hit voltage power lines or a nearby steel tower since wires were found near the crash site and the upper section of the tower was damaged, according to ABC News.
Little else is known about the crash, like what caused it, but an officer has said there were no reports of casualties on the ground.
The U.S. Army command in Seoul has yet to officially confirm the crash.
About 28,500 U.S. troops are stationed in South Korea as a deterrent against aggression from North Korea, reported The Washington Post. The two remain in a quasi state of war following the pair's ceasefire at the end of the 1950-53 Korean War.
