Focuas Taiwan
Date: 2020/01/04
By: Wen Kuei-hsiang, Yu Hsiang and Frances Huang

Taipei, Jan. 4 (CNA) President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) conveyed condolences on behalf of an air force squadron based in eastern Taiwan at a memorial service held in Taipei for the late chief of the general staff, Shen Yi-ming (沈一鳴), who died in a helicopter crash two days earlier.

Tsai visited the squadron at a radar station in a mountainous area of Dong'ao in Yilan County for an inspection that Shen was traveling to when his chopper crashed.

Shen was among eight confirmed fatalities Thursday when the military chopper crashed in a mountainous area of New Taipei. A total of 13 people were on board, five of whom survived the crash.

The UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter crashed in Wulai District en route to the military base in Dong'ao as part of a pre-Lunar New Year inspection.    [FULL  STORY]