Acting President and Deputy Prime Minister Lee Joo-ho, who also serves as Minister of Education, said on the 30th regarding the military aircraft crash that occurred in Pohang, 'Please thoroughly investigate the cause of the accident to ensure that such an incident does not occur again and establish measures to prevent a recurrence.'
That acting President visited the memorial for the four service members who lost their lives in the crash, located in the gymnasium of the Pohang Naval Aviation Command, to pay his respects and expressed this.
The acting President laid flowers and had a moment of silence at the memorial. He then expressed condolences to the bereaved families and stated that he would do his best to honor the fallen.
Earlier, around 1:43 p.m. on the 29th, a naval maritime patrol aircraft that had taken off from Pohang base crashed near the base for unknown reasons. All four individuals aboard the aircraft were killed.