Two pilots feared dead in S Korean fighter jet crash

Both pilots aboard a South Korean jet fighter that crashed in the Yellow Sea off the country's western coast on Friday were feared dead.

Both pilots aboard a South Korean jet fighter that crashed in the Yellow Sea off the country's western coast on Friday were feared dead, air force authorities said on Saturday.

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"Some wreckage was found and the two pilots are feared dead," the Air Force said in a statement.

Helicopters, surveillance planes and patrol boats were combing the crash site, it said.

The KF-16 jet crashed in the West Sea around 9:00 pm (1200 GMT) on Friday after taking off from its base in Seosan, some 150 km (94 miles) southwest of Seoul, the air force said.