Helicopter tragedy caught on tape in S. Korea

An army helicopter installing a sculpture atop a bridge smashed into the structure and plunged into Seoul's Han River Tuesday, killing all three soldiers on board. The CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter was installing a torch-shaped sculpture on the bridge's central tower Tuesday when its rotors hit the sculpture and the tower. A TV crew videotaped the incident as the helicopter snapped in two. One half fell onto the bridge span and burst into flames, while the other half fell into the river. "We have discovered two bodies and have confirmed that the pilot's body is trapped in the helicopter which sank to the river bottom," said Han Young-hun, an army spokesman. A police spokesman said the rotors of the CH47 got caught in support wires while it hovered above during decoration work on the Olympic bridge, built to commemorate the 1988 Olympic Games. Army scuba divers were working to recover the wreckage. The Han River divides Seoul into two parts, and about two dozen bridges cross the river.