South Korea plane crash: 179 presumed dead

South Korea plane crash: 179 presumed dead #breakingnews #planecrash #southkorea 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 plan