Rev. Moon and Other Passengers Escape Serious Injury in Helicopter Crash

SEOUL, South Korea, July 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Rev. Dr. and Mrs.
Sun Myung Moon and eleven other passengers involved in a helicopter accident
in South Korea Saturday afternoon, July 19, were not seriously injured in the
incident, according to church spokesman Dr. Chang Shik Yang.
The helicopter, a Sikorsky S-92, was on its way from Seoul, the South
Korean capital, to the Cheon Jeong Goong Museum, located in Seorakmyeon,
Kapyeonggun. The helicopter left the Jamsil heliport at 4:40 p.m. and ran into
sudden inclement weather about twenty minutes later and made an emergency
landing on a nearby hill.
All thirteen passengers and three crew members were taken to the nearby
Cheong Shim International Hospital. Two of the party suffered minor injuries.
Ms. Jiseon Lim (30) is being treated for bruised vertebrae and Mr. Kibyeong
Youn for light abrasions. Both are expected to make a full recovery, according
to Dr. Yang. The crew and the other passengers, including Rev. Dr. and Mrs.
Sun Myung Moon, were treated and released and are resting and recuperating.
Shortly after all the passengers had safely exited the helicopter, it
caught on fire and was destroyed.
Moon, now 88, has maintained a busy schedule of religious and charitable
activities since returning to his homeland. The party was returning from a
meeting with church leaders in Seoul when the accident occurred.
SOURCE Family Federation For World Peace And Unification - Korea

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